Comments on: Delete USB Device History from the Windows Registry (USBSTOR key) and the setupapi.log

By: Wibbly Bibbs

Wibbly Bibbs — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:19:10 +0000

Deleting it? All that does is remove the pointer from the $MFT metafiles. It is still there until the computer decides to overwrite that section of the hard-drive. Even then the data is sometimes recoverable to an extent.

By: EM

EM — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:12:45 +0000

Quite right. See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927521 for more information.

By: EM

EM — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:11:56 +0000

My understanding of the file is that it is simply a log. It is not read for any information. Replacing it or deleting it will not have any adverse affect. If it is deleted, it will be re-created though.

By: EM

EM — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 23:10:21 +0000

The registry value is still relevant to Win7, but the setupapilog has changed locations. Two files of interests are: C:\WINDOWS\INF\setupapi.dev.log and C:\WINDOWS\INF\setupapi.app.log.

By: JohnD

JohnD — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 18:39:01 +0000

This doesn’t seem to work in Windows 7? Anyone had any luck doing this in Win 7?

By: darkan9el

darkan9el — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 08:09:37 +0000

For anyone else asking, in Vista and Windows7 the setupapi.log file is now called setupapi.dev.log and is located in C:\Windows\inf

By: USB Device Not Recognized - Android Forums

USB Device Not Recognized - Android Forums — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:58:54 +0000

[...] It's a problem with Windows where the hardware identifier is recognized as an "unrecognized device". You can resolve it by clearing the USB history, restarting the computer, and plugging in. The following page describes the process, and the registry locations are the same for xp/vista/7. Usual disclaimers about going into the registry, if you're not sure what you're doing, have a professional tech do it for you. One wrong move can render your windows install useless. Delete USB Device History from the Windows Registry (USBSTOR key) and the setupapi.log | Anti-Forens… [...]

By: nithyanandam

nithyanandam — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:01:36 +0000

What will happen if i delete the setupapi.log from my system and copy the setupapi.log from another system in the network ?

By: Ezight

Ezight — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:29:43 +0000

Use a live LINUX CD/DVD Slax,puppy,Knoppix, ETC and you will not have to worry about an OS that records every little thing you do.

By: poke

poke — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 04:14:49 +0000

try search for setupapi.log in the from run