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======Description======
For expanding the DevicePath key below HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. \\
An easy way to add extra driver directories to search for devices that are added to the system after install (printers, extra expansion cards, etc.).

Add ExpandDevicePathKey function calls to the bottom of the script for each driver directory relative to the SystemDrive.

======Version 1======
<code vb>
'ExpandDevicePathKey.vbs
'For expanding the DevicePath key.
'20090415, v1.

Set objShell = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")

Function ExpandDevicePathKey(strNewPath)

	strDevicePathValue = objShell.RegRead("HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DevicePath")

	If InStr(strDevicePathValue, strNewPath) = 0 Then

		strNewDevicePathValue = strDevicePathValue & ";%SystemDrive%\" & strNewPath
	
		objShell.RegWrite "HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\DevicePath", strNewDevicePathValue, "REG_EXPAND_SZ"
		
	End If

End Function

ExpandDevicePathKey("DRV\NEW")

Set objShell = Nothing

</code>