Windows XP DPInst silent driver install

DPInstall is by far the easiest way to install new hardware ,and using the xml file is a lot easier than trying to specify the command line options. (and most importantly you can set it to scan sub-directories)

Copy this out as dpinst.xml and keep it with dpinst.exe

Install only drivers mathicng hardware
        * 

Install all drivers if present or not
Same without 

    <quietInstall/> <suppressEulaPage/> <legacyMode/> *</subDirectory> </dpInst>

=Run it= If you keep it named dpinst.xml and with the .exe you dont even need to specify it. cmd /c dpinst.exe rem Rescan PnP hardware, sometimes needed (this bit is XP specific) cmd /c RunDll32.exe Syssetup.dll,UpdatePnpDeviceDrivers rem Check it has done something dir %SystemRoot%\system32\DRVSTORE dir

You should see new things here, check the folder dates.