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prevent Found New Hardware Wizard with Unsigned Driver Installation

Tags: Microsoft, Windows, XP, unsigned driver
Hi Experts,

I have to build an installer for an unsigned driver for a USB device. I am currently using the  DifxApi and the DriverPackagePreinstall function

I can get the driver to install correctly however the first time the user plugs the device the driver supports into an XP machine they get a "Found New Hardware" Wizard". One of the requirements of the installer is that this wizard not appear.

So my question is: Is it possible to prevent Windows XP from displaying this wizard and if so how do I do it.

Also I have a sneaking suspicion that the reason the wizard appears in the first place is because the driver is unsigned. However I cannot find any documentation from Microsoft that supports that theory. I have found a number of forums that talk about this and chalk it up to unsigned drivers but nothing official. If it is isn't possible to avoid this screen because of unsigned drivers then having a document from Microsoft saying so would really help me out when I have to explain to my superiors why I can't get rid of that wizard with an unsigned driver.
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Zone: Programming
Question Asked By: mbell55
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