Time and again, on many Android forums, I see Windows driver problems. Personally I have avoided these by keeping an old P4 system on hand with a Linux distro installed and the Android SDK. Some time ago I put together a Puppy Linux live CD but it had a few problems; these have now been mostly fixed. This updated version seems to solve the problems with new Intel chipsets, I can now reliably connect to most of my Droids with either ADB or Fastboot with my core i5-Z87 PC, as well as the...
Live Linux CD w/ADB & Fastboot, Updated
Live Linux CD w/ADB & Fastboot, Updated