"Sony Digital Imaging Audio" drivers problem...HELP!!!

[nick_gr]

Really having problems getting this set up on my PC. Using a USB connection. Every time the PC starts it asks me to install the drivers etc. The imaging drivers seem to go ok, but then it says new hardware:

Sony Digital Imaging Audio

and then when I try to install this off the discthat came with it, I get:

The driver installation file for this device is missing a necessary entry. This may be because the INF was written for windows 95 or later. Contact your hardware vendor.

Im running windows XP, and tried everything I can think of. Any ideas? Im desperate!


PS. My camcorder is DCR-HC23E, and my audio chipset is on my motherboard and its a Realtek ac97.

[JohnnyMalaria]

Have a look on the disk for any .INF files and please post the names....

[nick_gr]

sonyhc2kdisk.inf
sonyhcaudio2k.inf
sonyhcusb2k.inf

These are the 3 ones which are about the camcorder...
Which disk u mean?

[JohnnyMalaria]

OK - please copy and paste the sonyhcaudio2k.inf file so I can have a look inside it.

[nick_gr]

sonyhcaudio2k.inf

;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; sonyhcaudio2k.inf
; Copyright 2001,2002 Sony Corp.
;
;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Version]
;LayoutFile =Layout.inf, Layout1.inf, Layout2.inf
Signature ="$CHICAGO$"
Class =MEDIA
ClassGUID ={4d36e96c-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
Provider =%DriverProvider%
DriverVer =09/13/2002,1.0.0.54
CatalogFile.nt =sonyhc.cat

[ControlFlags]
; All PnP devices should be excluded from manual AddDevice Applet list
ExcludeFromSelect=*

[Manufacturer]
%TheMfg%=Models

[SourceDisksNames.x86]
[SourceDisksFiles.x86]

[DestinationDirs]
;SONYHC_A.CopyFiles = 10,system32\drivers ; %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers


[Models]
; DisplayName Section DeviceID
;--------------------------------------- --------- -------------------------
%USB\VID_054C&PID_0045&MI_01.DeviceDesc% = SONYHC_A, USB\VID_054C&PID_0045&MI_01



;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; INF DDInstall Section
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[SONYHC_A.NT]
;Include=ks.inf, wdmaudio.inf, wdma_usb.inf
;Needs=KS.Registration, WDMAUDIO.Registration, USBAudio
Include=wdma_usb.inf
Needs=USBAudio
AddReg=SONYHC_A.AddReg.NT

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; INF AddReg Directive
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[SONYHC_A.AddReg.NT]
HKR,,SetupPreferredAudioDevices,3,00,00,00,00

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; INF DDInstall.Interfaces Section
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[SONYHC_A.NT.Interfaces]
AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_AUDIO%,"GLOBAL",SONYHC_A. Interface,
AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_RENDER%,"GLOBAL",SONYHC_A .Interface,
AddInterface=%KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE%,"GLOBAL",SONYHC_ A.Interface,

[SONYHC_A.Interface]
AddReg=SONYHC_A.Interface.AddReg

[SONYHC_A.Interface.AddReg]
HKR,,FriendlyName,,%AudioDriverName%
HKR,,CurveType,1,01,00,00,00
HKR,,CLSID,,%Proxy.CLSID%


;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; INF AddService Directive
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[SONYHC_A.NT.Services]
Include=wdma_usb.inf
Needs=USBAudio.NT.Services


[Strings]

;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Non-Localizable
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Proxy.CLSID ="{17CCA71B-ECD7-11D0-B908-00A0C9223196}"
KSCATEGORY_AUDIO ="{6994ad04-93ef-11d0-a3cc-00a0c9223196}"
KSCATEGORY_RENDER ="{65E8773E-8F56-11D0-A3B9-00A0C9223196}"
KSCATEGORY_CAPTURE ="{65E8773D-8F56-11D0-A3B9-00A0C9223196}"


;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
;
; Localizable
;
;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DriverProvider ="SONY PVC"
DriverName ="Sony Digital Imaging"
TheMfg ="SONY PVC"

AudioDriverName ="Sony Digital Imaging Audio"

USB\VID_054C&PID_0045&MI_01.DeviceDesc="Sony Digital Imaging Audio"

[JohnnyMalaria]

You may be missing the file wdma_usb.inf - it should be in C:\WINDOWS\inf which is (usually) a hidden directory.

[nick_gr]

where can i get this file from and where do i have to put it?

thanks!

[nick_gr]

worked great! thank u so much dude!!!

[alarmenio]

I wanna thank JohnnyMalaria for his help. I Found the file wdma_usb.inf, copied it in c:/Windows/inf and... worked!!
Thank you again!
Alessandro

[angelfun2002]

I was reinstalling my HP printer software and got the following error:

The driver installation file for this device is missing a necesary file. This may be because the INF was written for windows 95 or later

Can you help me what to do please? Pulling my hair.

Angelique

angel99@tampabay.rr.com
Yahoo IM: angelfun2002

[aedipuss]

go to hp.com support area and download the most recent driver for your printer.