by MeFlick » May 22nd, 2014, 4:24 pm
Here is some old information I tracked down regarding Windows 7 blocking driver downloads - hopefully it will be helpful to you or others:
"Windows 7 is notorious for blocking driver updates without informing you (it depends on your security settings).
If you are running Windows 7, you will need to open up "Printers and Drivers" and 'allow' the driver update...otherwise it blocks the drivers without actually telling you it didn't allow them...and you think it's done, and you get frustrated... again, it depends on your security settings, it happens to some with Windows 7 and not with othersā¦"
and also this:
"Here's the information about the Windows 7 blocking drivers:
. . . I downloaded . . . the drivers. . . and rebooted my computer at least 4 times. It was still a no go. In a last ditch effort I went to Printers and Devices on my computer to see if my computer could even see the [machine] and it was there, but had a warning showing a problem. I clicked on the device and it asked me if I wanted to trouble shoot the problem. I clicked yes. It told me I had no drivers for the device. (even thought I had downloaded the drivers several times) I then downloaded the drivers . . . again with the Printers and Devices page open and boom a window came up with several security options in regard to downloading drivers. I'm guessing that on Windows 7 the default option checked is DO NOT DOWNLOAD DRIVERS. I checked the option that said only download drivers after asking me. After that everything has worked just fine"
also on another note with Windows 7 computers and running with cutters:
"Also, check on your power saving mode while running Windows 7 and make sure to deactivate the default that powers down the USB ports to save energy...it causes a lot of headaches and some wasted material sometimes."
Finally, as Lisa also noted - check your security settings and firewall settings especially in your antivirus software program- some people who had problems getting drivers to download had to set these lower or turn them off completely while downloading drivers. Some Antivirus programs will completely block such downloads to your computer. Are you running an Antivirus program?
Go Vols!