How do you install .inf files?

Hi,

I have an INF file that I want to install. The instructions that come with
the file say you are supposed to right-click and select "Install" from the
popup window. My problem is I don't see an "Install" command in the popup
menu. How do I install this thing?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.

--
Warren

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If you have no rightclick install, then make up a file from the lines
below. Copy into a file called inf.reg which should be created in
Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of errors. The 1st line in the
file is the line REGEDIT4
The last line must be a blank line.
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
Doubleclick to restore the association.
This assumes that you have set up Win9x using the standard
"c:\windows" folder syntax.
The last text line starts with @= so be careful it does not wrap at
the space before DefaultInstall.
E-mail me if you have any queries on this procedure.

-----copy below this line for inf.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.inf]
@="inffile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile]
@="Setup Information"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\shell32.dll,-151"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\print\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE /p %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\install]
@="&Install"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\install\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\rundll.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection
DefaultInstall 132 %1"

-----end file above this line-------

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:23:41 -0400, "Warren"
wrote:

Hi,

I have an INF file that I want to install. The instructions that come with
the file say you are supposed to right-click and select "Install" from the
popup window. My problem is I don't see an "Install" command in the popup
menu. How do I install this thing?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.

Wow, that's a keeper.

Thank you very much for the very fast and excellent advice.

I had tried restoring associations with TweakUI, but it didn't work.

Thanks very much, once again, this newsgroup is fantastic, always there to
help us less talented folks out of a jam.

"Alan Edwards" wrote in message
...
If you have no rightclick install, then make up a file from the lines
below. Copy into a file called inf.reg which should be created in
Notepad. Do not retype, copy in case of errors. The 1st line in the
file is the line REGEDIT4
The last line must be a blank line.
Make sure your mail or news reader does not add any spaces to the end
of a line.
Doubleclick to restore the association.
This assumes that you have set up Win9x using the standard
"c:\windows" folder syntax.
The last text line starts with @= so be careful it does not wrap at
the space before DefaultInstall.
E-mail me if you have any queries on this procedure.

-----copy below this line for inf.reg------------
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.inf]
@="inffile"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile]
@="Setup Information"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\DefaultIcon]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\SYSTEM\\shell32.dll,-151"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\open]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\open\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\print]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\print\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\NOTEPAD.EXE /p %1"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\install]
@="&Install"

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\inffile\shell\install\command]
@="C:\\WINDOWS\\rundll.exe setupx.dll,InstallHinfSection
DefaultInstall 132 %1"

-----end file above this line-------

...Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
http://dts-l.org/index.html

On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 23:23:41 -0400, "Warren"
wrote:

Hi,

I have an INF file that I want to install. The instructions that come
with
the file say you are supposed to right-click and select "Install" from
the
popup window. My problem is I don't see an "Install" command in the
popup
menu. How do I install this thing?

Thanks in advance for you assistance.