Identifying unknown devices in Vista.

[techs]

For XP I use a little program called Unknown Device finder. It doesn't work for Vista.
I have heard something about going into Device Manager and then using the Details of the unknown device using the drop down box.
Can anyone point me in the direction as to how to do this?
Thanks

 

[SunnyD]

Just look at the Hardware ID in device manager for the "Unknown Device", copy and paste it into google and figure it out from there.

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: SunnyD
Just look at the Hardware ID in device manager for the "Unknown Device", copy and paste it into google and figure it out from there.

Which ones? There are 4 fields in Hardware Id's. And there are many &'s.
Is there a particular string that I should search for?
Here is the hardware Id first line for my video card. Which would I search for:

PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0422&SUBSYS_07401462&REV_A1

 

[mooseracing]

Vendor ID 10de and Device ID 0422

http://www.pcidatabase.com/vendor_details.php?id=606

It shows Nvidia.

 

[bruceb]

This progam says it does work with Vista

http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: bruceb
This progam says it does work with Vista

http://www.zhangduo.com/udi.html

Hey, that's the program I used for XP. They must have updated it. Great find! thanks
And thanks also, mooseracing, for your link.
Great going!

 

[Peter]

Better use pciids.sourceforge.net ... that's the most thoroughly maintained database of PCI IDs. The vendor/device ID identify the chip, and the subsystem ID, if known, identifies the board.