no, you cannot do this. if you are refering to the keys under
hklm\system\currentcontrolset\enum\... then the layout of these keys are
private and undocumented and are not portable from one machine to the next.

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"kevincw01" <kevin@netkev.com> wrote in message
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> My understanding is that when I plug a new USB device into windows xp,
> the device's serial number is polled and(if found), a series of
> registry entries are created. Later when I install the driver for
> this new device, the driver is associated with the serial number of
> the device. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
>
> I have over 100 USB devices with unique serial numbers. Each time I
> connect a new one, I'm required to re-install the driver. My intent
> is to gather the serial numbers from the manufacturer and replicate
> the registry entries created by a single driver install, for all the
> other USB devices. Can this be done? Is there a better way?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> -Kevin