VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver Package, English Edition
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1) Driver Name: VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver Package, English Edition
2) Description: There are 2 different drivers inside this package.
1. Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver
2. VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver
3) Release Date: 2002/04/19
4) Revision Number:
1. VIA USB 2.0 Setup Program: 2.24
2. Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver: 5.1.2600.41
3. VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver: 2.0.2.0
5) Supported Operating Systems:
1. Microsoft Driver supports Windows XP ONLY.
2. VIA Driver supports Windows 98SE, Windows Millennium Edition,
Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
6) Directory Layout: There are 1 subdirectory inside this package.
\Drivers: VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver and Filter
Driver for Windows 98SE/Me.
7) Driver installation:
a) Windows XP
Setup will install Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver by default.
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will
install the "Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" automatically on
your Windows XP system.It will copy the driver to the system folder and
set the related registry tree. (Setup Program will also install the QFE
[Hotfix Q312370] package for English version FIRST. You do NOT need to do
it by yourself).
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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You could remove the "Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" by
selecting the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver
from the sytsem.
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** How to install VIA Driver Instead **
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*NOTE: This is NOT Recommended.
You can force Setup program to install VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller
Driver instead by following the procedures below:
1. Edit VIAUSB.ini
2. Modify "Allways_Install_OM = 0" to be "Allways_Install_OM = 1"
3. Save VIAUSB.ini
4. Cilck SETUP.EXE
b) Windows 98/Me/2000
Setup will install VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver.
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** Driver Installation **
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Click the SETUP.EXE program and select "Install" button then it will
install the "VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" automatically on your
Windows 98/Me/2000 system. It will copy the driver to the system folder and
set the related registry tree.
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** Driver Uninstallation **
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You could remove the "VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver" by selecting
the "Uninstall" button. It will completely remove the driver from the
sytsem.
8) Known Limitations:
a) This SEUP.EXE is English version ONLY. Multilingual version will be
available as soon as possible.
b) VIA USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver -
1. USB Composite Device support Pending
2. High-speed Isochronous Device support Pending
3. USB Keyboard or Mouse does NOT work while installing driver in
Windows XP
4. USB Keyboard or Mouse does NOT work after rebooting to MS-DOS
9) History:
Version 2.24 (2002/04/19):
1. Update Microsoft USB 2.0 Host Controller Driver from 5.1.2600.21
to 5.1.2600.41
Version 2.23 (2002/04/18): Initial Public Release.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
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