On May 21, 2:28 pm, "Doron Holan [MSFT]" <dor...@online.microsoft.com>
wrote:
> 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" <ke...@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.
Even if the machines are identical and installed using a ghost image
of the same windows xp installation?
>
> > 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