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In the Windows Device Manager, I can look up the VID and PID of each USB device connected to my system. What is a good way to look up the vendor of the device using this information?
My motivation is that I want to deploy an application to my users that will identify all USB devices connected to their systems.
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To identify the USB device in a Windows operating system: Open the Windows hardware device manager to view all your computer hardware: Open the Run dialog box by pressing and holding the Windows key, then press R ("Run"). Type devmgmt. msc and press OK.
USB vendor IDs (VID) and product IDs (PID) are 16-bit numbers used to identify USB devices to a computer or other host. Each vendor ID is assigned by the USB Implementers Forum to a specific company, which in turn assign a PID to individual products.
The closest equivalent of a "unique number" available in any USB device is the VID and PID, the vendor and product IDs. It is used to identify the device and install the proper driver for it.
It's just one of those things you have to keep an updated list on, although having slightly outdated information wouldn't be terrible, since the most popular vendors have been around forever. Here's one source you could use that appears to be regularly updated.
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