harmonp,

Vista likely will recreate the file when it has a need for it, such as when
it doesn't know what to do with unrecognizable inf files.
--
freddy


"harmonp" wrote:

Thanks for your response. Last night before I turned off the computer, I
deleted the INFCACHE.1 file, and this morning when I turned the computer on,
both the laser printer and the all-in-one worked fine. I hope they continue
to work. I noticed that Windows did not re-create the INFCACHE.1 file. I
take it the file is not necessary.

"freddy" wrote:

harmonp,

Some folks have had good luck resolving issues like you have by deleting the
INFCACHE.1 file, which can get corrupted with bad data and cause issues. The
file is located at C:\Windows\inf. There, scroll down to the INFCACHE.1 file
and right click it and select delete. To do this, you will likely have to
give yourself permission to delete it, because of Windows built-in security
you know. Just right click the file, select Properties and then click on the
security tab. Let us know whether this procedure does anything. Sometimes
it does and sometimes not.
--
freddy


"harmonp" wrote:

Why is it that Vista can't hang on to drivers that have been successfully
installed. I have an HP laser printer and an HP All-in-One. Both have Vista
drivers which have been installed and both work correctly...for a while.
Periodically, Vista says it needs to look for new drivers, then it can't find
the drivers, and I'm tied up for hours trying to get Vista to recognize one
printer or the other. Sometimes Vista (Ultimate) loses track of the USB
printer drivers and sometimes it is the Scanner driver. I had to buy all new
printers/scanner to work with Vista, and yet I have to spend hours keeping
them connected properly in Vista.