cannot find driver

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Hey guys, I've just got my first arduino and I've been following the steps
on the getting started for windows and I've got to the 4th step/Installing the drivers.

So I've gone to the control panel \ system and maintenance \ Device Manager
and found arduino UNO under other devices.

I right click on it, update driver software, browse my computer for the driver
I go under arduino-0021\driver but all I find is FTDI USB Drivrers Folder and no Arduino UNO.inf. I see the .inf when I click on the folder
on the desktop but it doesn't show up when I browse for it in device manager.

Could anyone help me out? I've got a windows vista for my OS.

Thanks!!

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okay I figured it out, and sorry I just realized this was hardware trouble shooting, should have posted on software.

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Can you post what you were doing wrong? That way if someone searches for this issue in the future, they will see how to fix it.

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I wish stak had posted the solution. I have the same problem!
:frowning:

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The 'driver' for the new type arduinos isn't in the FTDI folder, its just in the drivers folder. Its just an .inf file for Windows. The driver in FTDI is for the older type Arduinos that had an FTDI USB-Serial convertor.

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Thank you! I got it fixed by going to
ADD HARDWARE
INSTALL THE HARDWARE THAT I MANUALLY SELECT FROM A LIST
PORTS (COM & LTP)
HAVE DISK
MANUFACTURES FILE
(I browsed to the INF. file Arduino/drivers/Arduino UNO)
OK
After the driver is installed - when I plug the Arduino into the USB it shows up in device manager under [Ports (COM & LPT) as Arduinio UNO (COM3).

This worked for me (I hope it works for anyone having the same problem).