Randy Glenn wrote:

> On 8/16/07, William Couture <bcouture@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I keep running into the same problem whenever I use someone's USB to
>> serial converter: 
>> 
>> All chips, even "identical" chips from same manufactuer / lot, have a
>> unique *SERIAL NUMBER*. 
>> 
>> All the drivers check for *SERIAL NUMBER* as well as USB CID. 
>> 
>> If it sees a different *SERIAL NUMBER*, it insists on installing yet
>> another driver for the "new hardware". 
>> 
>> So, if you ever need to use a different "identical" piece of hardware,
>> drivers must be installed.
> 
> I think it's actually more of a Windows thing than a vendor-specific
> thing.

Possibly. I also have to "reinstall" drivers whenever I plug a device that
requires an installed driver into a different port on the same hub, or into
a different hub..

Gerhard

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