Driver install in Hyper-V

[boomerang]

I need a 32-bit OS to interface with an old Pronto universal remote. It connects through USB for changing the configuration using software provided. No 64-bit drivers were ever produced or ever will be produced.

I have Hyper-V in Windows 10 on my desktop up and running with a 32-bit version of Windows 7 running within it. In Device Manager, there are various devices that require drivers, the most important to me obviously are those that enable USB functionality. I am totally flummoxed on how to get these devices drivered up. My Google skills are failing me. How do I get these drivers installed?

For the sake of interest, I have been interfacing with the remote control through an XP VM running in VMWare Player but I want to do a clean install on the laptop it's running on and wished to move this rarely used process to my desktop using Hyper-V that is built in.

 

[boomerang]

Just to update, I'm all set. I found the same version of VMWare Player I was using and downloaded it. I installed it years ago and had not saved the file. I copied the VM from the laptop to the desktop, pointed VMWare to it and after a few minor jiggles was up and running. Easy peasy.

 

[Dahak]

Just in case someone comes across this, it sounds like you need to install the Integrated Services (similar to VMWare Tools)

 

[boomerang]

Just in case someone comes across this, it sounds like you need to install the Integrated Services (similar to VMWare Tools)

The list in Integrated Services populated with a few features that usually need to be enabled in Windows, not drivers, although perhaps they were included but not listed. Based on what was in the list, I did not install them.

I ran into a Catch-22. With no USB support, I was unable to install drivers from a flash drive. I burned them to a DVD, but the disk could not be read. I then burned a few drivers essential to my quest to a CD and once again the disk could not be read. It appeared the only answer was to update Windows 7 and we all know what a horribly time consuming process that is. I needed to do the update because the version of IE included in WIn7 was not compatible with the Asus site where I could have downloaded the drivers. Also, I had zero need for Internet access in this VM as I only needed a piece of software and some configuration files in place to interact with the universal remote. In other words, I had no interest in installing a slew of updates to get to a place where I could install drivers.

And, being fairly unfamiliar with using VM software and with no experience in Hyper-V, I was unsure if installing drivers for the motherboard would in fact work with Hyper-V.