USBDeview v2.15 Copyright (c) 2006 - 2012 Nir Sofer Web Site: http://www.nirsoft.net Description =========== USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices that currently connected to your computer, as well as all USB devices that you previously used. For each USB device, extended information is displayed: Device name/description, device type, serial number (for mass storage devices), the date/time that device was added, VendorID, ProductID, and more... USBDeview also allows you to uninstall USB devices that you previously used, and disconnect USB devices that are currently connected to your computer. You can also use USBDeview on a remote computer, as long as you login to that computer with admin user. License ======= This utility is released as freeware. You are allowed to freely distribute this utility via floppy disk, CD-ROM, Internet, or in any other way, as long as you don't charge anything for this. If you distribute this utility, you must include all files in the distribution package, without any modification ! Disclaimer ========== The software is provided "AS IS" without any warranty, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. The author will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages due to loss of data or any other reason. System Requirement And Limitations ================================== * This utility works on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7. Windows 98/ME is not supported. * In order to disable/enable/uninstall USB items under Windows Vista/7/2008 with UAC turned on, you should right click on USBDeview and choose 'Run As Administrator'. In order to disable/enable USB items on x64 systems, you also must use the x64 version of USBDeview. Versions History ================ * Version 2.15 o Added 'Auto Size Columns+Headers' option, which allows you to automatically resize the columns according to the row values and column headers. o Fixed issue: The properties and the options windows opened in the wrong monitor, on multi-monitors system. * Version 2.12 o Fixed issue: USBDeview failed to detect some devices as connected, even if they were connected. * Version 2.11 o Fixed USBDeview to detect the version/power information of Etron USB 3.0 host controller, and possibly other USB host controllers. * Version 2.10 o Fixed the 'Last Plug/Unplug Date' value on Windows 7. o Fixed the 'Device Mfg' value on Windows 7. * Version 2.06 o Fixed bug: USBDeview froze for a few seconds if there was a disconnected network drive on the system. * Version 2.05 o Fixed the speed test error messages of USB 3.0 devices. Also, you can now submit the speed tests of USB 3.0 devices to http://usb3speed.nirsoft.net Web site * Version 2.00 o Changed the USB status icons so it'll be much easier to distinguish between them, especially on small LCD monitors. * Version 1.97 o Added more accelerator keys. o Fixed the minimum size of Advanced Options window. o Added a few more command-line options. * Version 1.96 o Fixed to USBDeview to detect USB hubs (and probably some other devices) as connected. * Version 1.95 o Added 'USB Version' column, which displays the USB version of the device. This column is active only when 'Retrieve USB Power/Version Information' option is turned on. * Version 1.92 o Added 'Turn Off Device On Disable/Remove' option, only for Windows 7/2008/Vista. As opposed to Windows XP, Windows 7/2008/Vista doesn't turn off the USB device when you disable or 'Safely Remove' the device. This new option make a small Registry change to make Windows 7/2008/Vista behave like Windows XP and turn off the device after disable or 'Safely Remove' action. For more information: USB Port Remains Active for Disabled or Safely Removed USB Device. Be aware that this change takes effect only after reboot, and requires full admin rights (execute USBDeview.exe with 'Run As Administrator') * Version 1.91 o For USB To Serial devices, USBDeview now displays the port name (Com1, Com2, Com3,...), if it's stored in the Registry. The port name is displayed on the 'Drive Letter' column. * Version 1.90 o Improved the detection of the 'Last Plug/Unplug Date' value. * Version 1.89 o Added 'Mark Odd/Even Rows' option, under the View menu. When it's turned on, the odd and even rows are displayed in different color, to make it easier to read a single line. * Version 1.88 o Added 'Mark Connected Devices' option. When it's turned on, the plugged USB devices are marked with green background color. * Version 1.87 o Added Device Instance ID column. * Version 1.86 o USBDeview now displays a message with instructions to run as administrator when you try to disable/enable/remove a device on Windows 7/2008/Vista with UAC turned on. * Version 1.85 o Added 'Change Assigned Drive Letter' option, which allows you to change the drive letter that is assigned to a USB device. In the next time that you plug the device, the new drive letter that you chose will be used. * Version 1.84 o Added new variables to the execute command option: %firmware_revision%, %product_name%, %vendor_name% * Version 1.83 o Fixed bug: When typing commands in the 'Advanced Options' with quotes as the first or last letter, the quotes disappeaed when saving to the .cfg file. * Version 1.82 o The properties window now contains 2 properties columns, instead of one very long properties column in the previous versions. * Version 1.81 o Added new variables to the execute command option: %driver_file%, %driver_version%, and %power% * Version 1.80 o Added 'Firmware Revision' column. * Version 1.77 o Added 'Display Tray Balloon When Device Is Disconnected' option. * Version 1.76 o Added 'Add Header Line To CSV/Tab-Delimited File' option. When this option is turned on, the column names are added as the first line when you export to csv or tab-delimited file. * Version 1.75 o Added 'Driver Description' and 'Driver Version' columns. o The status and version of usb.ids (The VendorID/ProductID file) is now displayed in the right side of the bottom status bar. Clicking this usb.ids status will open http://www.linux-usb.org/usb.ids in your default Web browser. * Version 1.70 o Added option to execute a command when you unplug a USB device (In 'Advanced Options' window) * Version 1.67 o You can now send the USB devices information to stdout by specifying an empty filename ("") in the command-line. (For example: usbdeview.exe /stext "" >> c:\temp\usb.txt) o Added new variables to the execute command option: %device_type%, %service_name%, %device_class%, and %device_mfg% * Version 1.65 o Added 'Power' column, which displays the power required by the device in mA. (Works only for local computer) * Version 1.60 o Added 2 new columns: 'Device Class' and 'Device Mfg'. * Version 1.56 o Fix bug: when saving USB devices list from command-line, USBDeview saved all items, without considering the last saved configuration. o Added command-line options that controls what devices to save or display (/DisplayDisconnected, /DisplayHubs, /DisplayNoPortSerial, /DisplayNoDriver). * Version 1.55 o Added 3 new columns of service/driver information: Service Name, Service Description, Driver Filename. * Version 1.50 o Improved drive letter detection: USBDeview now also detect the drive letter of hard-disk drives connected to USB. (This improvement only works only for local computer) * Version 1.48 o Fixed bug: USBDeview didn't allow you to make a speed test when the drive letter of the USB drive was A: or B: * Version 1.47 o Fixed bug: USBDeview displayed wrong drive letters when the serial number or ParentId Prefix contained only one character. o Added a separated version for x64 systems, in order to allow you to disable/enable items on x64 systems. * Version 1.46 o Added 'ParentId Prefix' column, which shows the ID string of the parent device. * Version 1.45 o Fixed bug: On Windows Vista/7, USBDeview failed to detect that USB devices are disabled. o Added support for sorting the USB devices list from command-line. * Version 1.43 o Fixed issue with Windows 7/Vista: The description field displayed unneeded prefix string like '@oem4.inf,%athr.devicedesc.5523%'. * Version 1.42 o Added a few reliability checks for flash drive speed tests. If USBDeview detect that the final speed test result might not be reliable, an error message will be displayed. * Version 1.41 o Fixed issue: When USBDeview window is hidden and there is an icon in the taskbar, running USBDeview again will open the existing instance of USBDeview, instead of creating another one. * Version 1.40 o Added 'Speed Test' option for testing the read/write speed of your USB flash drive. Also, Added an option to publish your speed test results in http://usbspeed.nirsoft.net. * Version 1.36 o Fixed bug: USBDeview didn't display some partly installed devices. * Version 1.35 o Added 'Vendor Name' and 'Product Name' columns. (Requires to download an external USB IDs file) o New variables in command-string: %vid_hex% and %pid_hex% (vid and pid values as hexadecimal number) o Add icons legend in the help file and in the Web page. * Version 1.30 o Added new option: Show Time In GMT. * Version 1.29 o Fixed bug: For USB flash drives with multiple drives (like SanDisk Cruzer With U3...
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