Including subfolders in Device Manager in XP

[kacper6768]

When adding drivers from the "Device Manager" in Windows 7 or Windows 10, I can select to include subfolders when specifying the location of the drivers. The "Device Manager" in Windows XP lacks this option to include subfolders and if I do not know which driver is missing, when specifying the location of the drivers, I must manually enter each path to the folder with drivers. I installed all the drivers, but I would prefer to have some external program or a way to take into account subfolders if I formatted the disk in the future or purchased a device with missing drivers.

In the "system registry" in Windows XP, there is no field for entering the registry branch path and I have to expand everything manually.

 

[USAFRet]

If on the same physical drive, or even partition, what difference does it make with Folder or SubFolder?

In the event of a reformat, you'll be reinstalling them anyway, from the original exe or similar.