Problem need to check for a Driver....

[GlennP]

Hi All,
I am trying to find a method of detecting whether or not the Microchip USB to Serial Port driver is installed. I have the below code
  private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

          //  MessageBox.Show("hello!");

            ServiceController[] scDevices = ServiceController.GetDevices();

            MessageBox.Show("Device driver services on the local computer");

            foreach (ServiceController scTemp in scDevices)
            {
                rtbDrivers.Text += ("\n" + scTemp.ServiceType+","+scTemp.ServiceName+","+ scTemp.DisplayName);
            }
        }
this will list the drivers installed on the system which is the driver I am looking for HELP? I will also ask this at Microchip if I can figure out there site.
GlennP

[HDowns]

DevView.exe utility can help you, but it is too old and does not work in Vista or Windows 7.

http://www.oneysoft.com/devview.htm

[GlennP]

Hi All,
Serial Port guy who does usually mess with USB trying to find USB drivers got a solution, thought I would share it out of relief and possibly cause I am not alone in needing  it

   public class SignedDriver
        {
            public string DriverVersion;
            public string DeviceName;
            // Note that this is not really a date.
            // The format is a touch weird.
            public string DriverDate;
        }
        public static List<SignedDriver> GetDriverInfo()
        {
            List<SignedDriver> drivers = new List<SignedDriver>();
            SelectQuery query = new SelectQuery("Win32_PnPSignedDriver");
            ManagementObjectSearcher searcher = new ManagementObjectSearcher(query);
            foreach (ManagementObject manageObject in searcher.Get())
            {
                object driverVer = manageObject.Properties["DriverVersion"].Value;
                object deviceName = manageObject.Properties["DeviceName"].Value;
                object driverDate = manageObject.Properties["DriverDate"].Value;
                if ((deviceName != null) && (driverDate != null) && (driverVer != null))
                {
                    SignedDriver driver = new SignedDriver();
                    driver.DeviceName = deviceName.ToString();
                    if (driver.DriverDate != null)
                        driver.DriverDate = driverDate.ToString();
                    if (driver.DriverVersion != null)
                        driver.DriverVersion = driverVer.ToString();
                    driver.DeviceName = deviceName.ToString();
                    driver.DriverDate = driverDate.ToString();
                    driver.DriverVersion = driverVer.ToString();
                    drivers.Add(driver);
                }
            }
            return drivers;
        }
The data can be got at via it fills up a list box
    private void button5_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {

           
            List<SignedDriver> drivers = GetDriverInfo();
         
            foreach (SignedDriver driver in drivers)
                listBox1.Items.Add(driver.DeviceName+","+driver.DriverDate+","+driver.DriverVersion);
       
        }
the actual driver is
int index = -1;
            //USB Serial Converter,20120410000000.******+***,2.8.24.0
            index = listBox1.FindString("USB Serial Converter,20120410000000.******+***,2.8.24.0");
            if (index == -1)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(" Driver Not Found ");
            }else
            MessageBox.Show("index = " + index.ToString()+","+listBox1.Items[20].ToString());
Which I found from device manger (which serial port appeared when device was attached) by the revision number in device manger.
Hope that helps somebody!
Glenn