Re: Tutorial: How to update a driver that Windows just doesn't want to update

Questions that arose while updating drivers that you can help answer.
o Some of you are purposefully helpful & far more knowledgeable than I.

If you can answer any questions posed in that tutorial, all will benefit.

Step 1:
o Why doesn't Microsoft know of the updated drivers when those updated
  drivers clearly exist in the Microsoft Windows catalog?

Step 2: 
o Same question as in Step 1 for the DeviceManager [Update Driver].

Step 3: 
o Do you know of better driver update freeware than Dumo?

Step 4:
o Do those extraordinarily long Microsoft CAB file names mean anything?

Step 5: 
o When DeviceManager browses for a local cab file, why won't it install?

Step 6: 
o Does anyone know why the DISM command fails with that specific error?
   DISM /Online /Add-Package /PackagePath:"c:\tmp\cab\1.cab"
    Error: 0x80070002, Error: 2
    The system cannot find the file specified.

Step 7: 
o Why do we need to "Expand" the cab file just to get drivers to update?

Step 8:
o Why does right clicking on the INF to install always say it works; 
  but in my tests, it doesn't work sometimes, even when it says it does?

Step 9:
o Have you had good success with the rundll command as shown below?
  rundll32.exe setupapi.dll,InstallHinfSection DefaultInstall 132 c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf

Step 10:
o Why doesn't DeviceManager "Browse my computer for drivers" always work
  when you select a known good INF file?

Step 11:
o Why does Device Manager "Let me pick from a list of available drivers 
  on my computer" and then [Have Disk] and select c:\tmp\cab\RtsUer.inf
  seem to work every time I've tried it (but not the other methods)?

Step 12:
o Do you know of better software than Dumo to report available versions?

Optional step A:
o Do restore points maintain the driver update status?

Optional step B:
o Do you know how to use Windows "Driver Verifier" to our advantage
  to test the stability of these device drivers?
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