diff --git a/imptune/services/inf_parser.py b/imptune/services/inf_parser.py
index 8018e3b..545d6c6 100644
--- a/imptune/services/inf_parser.py
+++ b/imptune/services/inf_parser.py
@@ -44,6 +44,33 @@ def _detect_encoding(raw: bytes) -> str:
     return "cp1252"  # ANSI / Windows-1252 safe fallback
 
 
+def _neutralize_bare_lines(inf_text: str) -> str:
+    """Rewrite INF lines that lack ``=`` so configparser can ingest the file.
+
+    Real vendor INFs contain sections like ``[SourceDisksFiles]`` or copy-list
+    sections whose entries are bare filenames (no key/value). configparser is
+    strict and aborts on those. We only care about ``key = value`` lines for
+    DriverDesc extraction, so it's safe to convert each bare payload line into
+    a synthetic ``__bare_N = <original>`` entry.
+    """
+    out: list[str] = []
+    counter = 0
+    for line in inf_text.splitlines():
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if (
+            not stripped
+            or stripped.startswith(";")
+            or stripped.startswith("#")
+            or stripped.startswith("[")
+            or "=" in stripped
+        ):
+            out.append(line)
+            continue
+        counter += 1
+        out.append(f"__bare_{counter} = {stripped}")
+    return "\n".join(out)
+
+
 def _resolve_tokens(value: str, strings: dict[str, str]) -> str:
     """Expand %TOKEN% placeholders using the [Strings] section lookup dict.
 
@@ -92,7 +119,7 @@ def parse_inf(inf_text: str, inf_filename: str, zip_names: list[str]) -> ParsedI
     # into "acme superprint 9000". We disable that behaviour here and manually lowercase
     # only when building the [Strings] lookup dict.
     parser.optionxform = str  # type: ignore[assignment]
-    parser.read_string(inf_text)
+    parser.read_string(_neutralize_bare_lines(inf_text))
 
     # Build strings lookup with LOWERCASED keys (case-insensitive token resolution).
     # INF token references are case-insensitive per WDK spec.
@@ -144,6 +171,8 @@ def parse_inf(inf_text: str, inf_filename: str, zip_names: list[str]) -> ParsedI
 
             # Each option key in a Models section is a device-description (DriverDesc)
             for key, _val in parser.items(section):
+                if key.startswith("__bare_"):
+                    continue
                 resolved = _resolve_tokens(key, strings)
                 # Skip empty, purely numeric, or clearly non-driver-name entries
                 if resolved and not resolved.isdigit():
diff --git a/tests/test_inf_parser.py b/tests/test_inf_parser.py
index faefee5..1007227 100644
--- a/tests/test_inf_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_inf_parser.py
@@ -279,3 +279,40 @@ def test_empty_models_section():
     """INF with empty Models section returns empty driver_names list."""
     result = parse_inf(EMPTY_MODELS_INF, "empty.inf", [])
     assert result.driver_names == []
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# parse_inf – tolerates bare-line sections (real-world Ricoh oemsetup.inf)
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+BARE_LINE_INF = """\
+[Version]
+Signature="$Windows NT$"
+
+[Manufacturer]
+%MFG%=Models,NTamd64
+
+[Models.NTamd64]
+%RICOH_DRIVER%=Install,{CCCCCCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCC-CCCCCCCCCCCC}
+
+[SourceDisksFiles]
+ricu18ui.dll,ricu18ui.dl_
+ricu18ui.irj
+ricu18ui.rdj
+ricu18gl.dll,ricu18gl.dl_
+RD01Kd64.dll,RD01Kd64.dl_,,0x00000020
+
+[Strings]
+MFG="Ricoh"
+RICOH_DRIVER="Ricoh PCL6 Universal"
+"""
+
+
+def test_bare_line_sections_do_not_raise():
+    """Real INFs (e.g. Ricoh oemsetup.inf) include [SourceDisksFiles] entries
+    with bare filename lines and no '=' — parse_inf must not raise and must
+    still extract DriverDesc from the Models section."""
+    result = parse_inf(BARE_LINE_INF, "oemsetup.inf", ["oemsetup.inf"])
+    assert "Ricoh PCL6 Universal" in result.driver_names
+    # Synthetic __bare_N keys must not leak into driver_names
+    assert not any(n.startswith("__bare_") for n in result.driver_names)