Force Scan For Plug & Play Devices

[Doug Haigh]

Is there a way to force a rescan of plug & play devices from user mode? I
want to programatically install a driver and force a rescan for it to pick
up the new HW.

[Eliyas Yakub]

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q259/6/97.ASP

-Eliyas

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[Bob McGowan]

I think CM_Reenumerate_DevNode() refered to is for non plug-n-play devices
on interface such as a serial port.
UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices() may be more appropriate for prgramatic
installation of new drivers for a PnP device. There is an example of this
in the Win2000 DDK under /src/general/setup/install.

Unfortunately this API is only available in 2000 and XP (not 98). Does
anyone have a procedure for programatically installing a driver for a PCI
device belonging to a new class that will work under 98/98SE/ME? What is
needed in addition to the forced rescan?

-Bob

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[Stephan Wolf]

It seems that CM_Reenumerate_DevNode() returns immediately and
reenumeration is actually handled asynchronously. However, the "Scan
for hardware changes" action in the "Computer Management" seems to
know when reenumeration is complete.

How do I know the reenumeration initiated by CM_Reenumerate_DevNode()
is complete?

Stephan
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