Driver Store Explorer (RAPR)

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

They have the code done for the export, don't know when they will cut a new version - may be working on other things.

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

v0.11.79 is available now. You can download it through the RAPR about tab

cereberus · Apr 5, 2022

Almighty1 said:
Ofcourse not but the file's location will not show the actual driver name and version number for the folder name.

Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

cereberus said:
Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

It would be that first link that says "You can find the latest version and release notes here" :)
Though I git a link saying a new version is available.

cereberus · Apr 5, 2022

geneo said:
It would be that first link that says "You can find the latest version and release notes here" :)
Though I git a link saying a new version is available.

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Crossed wires, I was responding to another poster.

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

cereberus said:
Crossed wires, I was responding to another poster.

Oh, crossed all right. @Almighty1 comment that the export all drivers is conveniently organized is spot on for sure:

PerpetualCycle · Apr 5, 2022

cereberus said:
Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

Also, that is not correct. The INF is not all that. It is not like a zip file. It is a plain text file. A driver can consist of the following:

1. An inf file with instructions about where to place files and what registry settings to add for the driver
2. A .cat security catalog
3. A .sys driver file
4. Any .dll dynamic load libraries and other files that are needed,

And I am probably missing something. If you save all this manually, you would need to copy them all into into a folder and name the folder appropriately. That is what export all drivers does for you.

If you need to restore a driver, you go to the folder that RAPR crated for it. find the appropriate inf, right click on it and select install. Or you can do it with add driver in driver store explorer.

Almighty1 · Apr 6, 2022

cereberus said:
Well it shows version and the text says which driver it is if used by OS. The .inf file is just like a zip file container with all files in it.

What I meant was while it can show it, I prefer it to automatically export it as a archive or another folder as when typing by hand, it's easy to make a mistake in the version number or name so it's not exact. Another reason is many times, I post the driver to share with others on various forums so just trying to find a way to do it since when you open folder, normally it's inside the folder and not in the folder above it and even if it was the folder above it, you would still have to remember the correct folder to copy and not copy the wrong one since the folders are not named the same as the friendly name in device manager. So in my case, sometimes I just need one driver and not all drivers.