Must transfer cable be Vista Certified?

I know that Microsoft says that an Easy Transfer Cable must be "Vista
Certified" etc. to work with Vista. Is that really necessary?

I have a USB transfer cable that is designed to work with
XP/2000/ME/98SE. I figured I'd try it out.

I installed the driver software for XP and then tried the Easy Transfer
Wizard. When I plugged the cable in to the Vista machine it requested I
insert the disc with the driver.

Clearly the driver is not Vista compatible, so that's a no go.

Is there any way for me to get around this, or do I need to suck it up
and buy a new cable?

How is it that Vista recognizes a "Vista-compatible" USB cable?


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A "Vista-compatible" cable comes with Vista drivers and software. That's
it.

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"Scruffy" <Scruffy.34ws8e@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com> wrote in message
news:Scruffy.34ws8e@no-mx.forums.vistaheads.com...
>
> I know that Microsoft says that an Easy Transfer Cable must be "Vista
> Certified" etc. to work with Vista. Is that really necessary?
>
> I have a USB transfer cable that is designed to work with
> XP/2000/ME/98SE. I figured I'd try it out.
>
> I installed the driver software for XP and then tried the Easy Transfer
> Wizard. When I plugged the cable in to the Vista machine it requested I
> insert the disc with the driver.
>
> Clearly the driver is not Vista compatible, so that's a no go.
>
> Is there any way for me to get around this, or do I need to suck it up
> and buy a new cable?
>
> How is it that Vista recognizes a "Vista-compatible" USB cable?
>
>
> --
> Scruffy
> Posted via http://www.vistaheads.com
>