Hurray, hurray, hurray!
Dominic, you always bring me luck! No sooner do you offer to help than I get rooted.

The Wugfresh toolkit is wonderful - once the adb was found - everything else went like clockwork. Like magic.

I used the latest version of Wugfresh (updated today) and here is what I did differently. I'm writing this so I can remember for the next time and in case it helps someone else.

1. I disabled windows automatic device install
2. I used the Samsung drivers. I had used them before but this time all came together.
3. I noticed that in addition to usb debug that the instructions said to unselect mtp in the usb setting. (it was selected so I unselected it) First time I saw this and maybe that was it?

I could not believe it when the toolkit said it found the adb and was connected!

After that everything was as smooth as butter. Everything followed perfectly and I'm rooted. Wow!

Donation on its way to Wugfresh. Who is he anyway? One person or a team. Terrific job (once I got past the driver Installation. Thank you all who helped.

Worked like a charm. Thanks Prime.

I still have not been able to root my nexus 7.2 using Wugfresh toolkit and I think that is why it cannot find adb on either n7 or n7.2 . Whenever I load Wugfresh drivers I lose the ability to access the nexus and need to use the method you recommended to regain access. The Wugfresh toolkit obviously works for most users but when it doesn't I think it is because the computer can no longer access the nexus 7 and gives the error about not finding adb drivers.

Is there a manual way I can root my new nexus 7.2?

Is there an expert on rooting in northern Virginia I can physically go to in person? A nexus or android users group?

Really frustrated at the amount of wasted time.

Thank you. I think the problem I am having may have to do with the windows 7 64 bit computer I am using. What is the os of the computer you are using?

What did you use and how did you do it?

Aren't there alternate methods of installing drivers with Wugfresh's toolkit?  Try installing the drivers again, or try loading drivers from Skipsoft's (Mark Skippen's) Google Nexus 7 Toolkit.

I tried the automatic driver Installation several times before writing to ask for help. No luck. The alternate method said to find the nexus device in device manager and install the drivers from Wugfresh directory. Could find no mention of nexus in dm so that didn't work either.

I will wait for skipsoft's toolkit as you and Prime suggest.

Thank you both.

Jeff

They have gone up to $6 now.....
I have one of the ones for the first nexus 7 and they are great.

While I'm waiting for my nexus 7.2 to arrive, I thought to ask about rooting. I am aware of the various toolkits, etc. for rooting, but I read 'somewhere' that because of the changes in 4.3 rooting may not be as necessary. Did I misread? Won't it still be necessary to root 4.3 to fully use apps like titanium, Stickmount, Tasker, etc.?