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Subject: Re: Trouble finding drivers from Acer
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 04:26:46 -0400
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On Wed, 4/2/2025 2:57 AM, micky wrote:
> In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Tue, 1 Apr 2025 20:27:17 -0400, Zaidy036
> <Zaidy036@air.isp.spam> wrote:
> 
>>
>>> Again, disappointing.   These old computers can still do many things.
>>> It's  not like they are runing win3.1  We shouldn't be even somewhat
>>> pushed to scrap them.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>   Finally, why is this crossposted to the Windows 11 group?
>>>
>>> Probably by mistake.  Sorry.   Although people with win11 will also face
>>> this same problem in what I think is too short a time.
>>>>
>>>> [...]
>> Look here: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\"
> 
> Thanks.  Looking now. 
> 

OMG, I found a 61883.inf and a 61883.sys in there :-)
I bet my old pair of galoshes are in there too.

It's the Firewire camcorder driver, judging by the wording.
None of my new machines have a Firewire chip.

https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/6064

   Paul