How do I make devices initialize faster when plugged in?

Is there any way of speeding driver lookup on Windows 7 for certain frequently plugged-in devices?

I've got a mobile internet key that I use (maybe not often enough) and it takes forever to lookup and load the seven or eight drivers it needs to operate. (it's also a disk drive and something else)

I'd really like that particular device to load faster. (letting it always plugged is a non-viable option)

Using more than a mouse, I noticed windows seems to remember (and cache) which mouse driver it used the previous time, but as soon as I switch to the second mouse and then back, it does a long driver scan again.

I wonder if there's a way of specifying a list of drivers with priority over the others or something like that.

Solution 1:

Check out this forum. It sounds like these people have had the same issue that you are. It was Microsoft techs responding back so I wouldn't hold too dear to what they're saying, but there were some interesting suggestions that may work well for you since this is a different kind of device than what they were discussing.

answers.microsoft.com

technet.microsoft.com