Open a Windows Explorer window by right clicking on Start and then clicking on Explore.Ģ. To delete this file, you have to set the security permissions of it to allow Full Control for the User Group Administrators or full control for your user account. This file is hidden, has restricted access, and can be found in “c:\windows\inf”.ĭelete the INFCACHE.1 file and it will force Windows to rebuild the INFCACHE.1 file the next time Windows searches for drivers. This file stores the location of drivers and their INF files.
This is most likely caused by a corrupted INFCACHE.1 file. Even by manually selecting the driver, you will still get the “no driver found…” error. Windows Vista might report that there is “no driver found for you device” and/or will not display the pre-installed Vista OEM drivers. Windows Vista / USB device detection problems: How-To-Fixĭuring the initial installation of a USB device (most often external drives, although not always), Windows Vista does not locate or install drivers for the device.
