Re: Device Driver Not Recognized on Install
From: Benjamin (dragonswork_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/28/04
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Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 19:00:54 -0700
When I try to uninstall these items from device manager,
it gives me the error "may be required to boot" which is
listed at the end of my first post. I just want to get
these things off the device manager because i think they
are interfering with the installation of the devices.
>-----Original Message-----
>I see all of those miniports and I can remove them by
right clicking on
>them and uninstalling them. I also have the packet
scheduler miniport.
> These are all supposed to be there for a WAN
connection. You can just
>remove everything under that section and reboot. Now
I'm not entirely
>sure what you want to achieve.
>
>----
>Nathan McNulty
>
>
>Benjamin wrote:
>> Thank You very much for this next step - I would be
very
>> grateful if you knew how to get rid of the miniports.
If
>> you go in to device manager and "Show Hiddn Devices"
or
>> whatever, you will probably also see the miniports
listed
>> under network adapters.
>>
>> I hope this helps you assist me further...
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Okay, first off, you will need to have the Wireless
Zero
>>
>> Configuration
>>
>>>Service enabled if your Wireless adapters don't come
>>
>> with software that
>>
>>>can configure them. This is most likely not a problem
>>
>> here, but I
>>
>>>wanted to make sure you understand that.
>>>
>>>It sounds like you have installed and uninstalled
these
>>
>> wireless
>>
>>>adapters many times. Have you tried uninstalling them
>>
>> through the
>>
>>>registry? Here is what I would do. Remove both
>>
>> wireless adapter cards
>>>from your computer. Uninstall any software/drivers
that
>> have to do with
>>
>>>these wireless adapters. Now open Regedit and
navigate
>>
>> to
>>
>>>HKLM-System-CCS-Enum-PCI (for the PCI Card) and HKLM-
>>
>> System-CCS-Enum-USB
>>
>>>(for the USB Wireless card). Now check under each of
>>
>> these for the
>>
>>>Vid_Xxxx (USB) and VEN_Xxxx (PCI) folders that contain
>>
>> information about
>>
>>>your adapters. Remove all folders (Starting with
>>
>> Vid_Xxxx or VEN_Xxxx)
>>
>>>that have anything to do with your wireless adapters
>>
>> under them. Now
>>
>>>reboot and let Windows fully load. Now follow the
>>
>> instructions that came
>>
>>>with each of these adapters. Some say to install the
>>
>> software first,
>>
>>>then plug in the wireless cards. Some say to install
the
>>
>> card first,
>>
>>>then install the software. Check the Installation
Guide
>>
>> that came with
>>
>>>your product to see what to do.
>>>
>>>As for that miniport, you should search the registry
for
>>
>> anything
>>
>>>pertaining to this and simply remove the key/folder
that
>>
>> it is listed
>>
>>>under. Do this ONLY if you know what you are looking
for
>>
>> and what you
>>
>>>are doing.
>>>
>>>----
>>>Nathan McNulty
>>>
>>>
>>>Benjamin wrote:
>>>
>>>>All updates available on the Windows Update site have
>>>>been installed.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Benjamin, need more info about your computer.
Update
>>>>
>>>>SP1 installed?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>"Benjamin" <dragonswork@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:449f01c47324$34529220$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>I am installing linksys hardware, but I have called
>>>>
>>>>them
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>and run through their technical support and they
have
>>>>>>come to the conclusion that the following issue is
>>>>>>software/OS related rather than device related.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Please help me in any way possible - I have been
>>>>
>>>>owrking
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>on this issue for 3 days with nothing yet but
>>
>> failure -
>>
>>>>>>Thank You in advance!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hardware/Software involved:
>>>>>>WinXP Pro
>>>>>>WUSB11 v3.0 Linksys wireless Adapter (NOT ABLE TO
>>>>
>>>>INSTALL)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>WMP54G Linksys Wireless PCI Adapter (NOT ABLE TO
>>>>
>>>>INSTALL)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>CNET Ethernet PCI Adapter (INSTALLED)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The two wireless adapters work great on other
>>>>
>>>>computers,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>but on this one I am having trouble.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Since they have been installed/uninstalled
frequently,
>>>>>>here is something I have noticed in the device
>>
>> manager:
>>
>>>>>>There are "Packet Scheduler Miniport" Listings that
>>>>
>>>>only
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>show up if I show the hidden items in the device
>>>>>>manager. The actual hardware listing is gone, but
>>>>
>>>>these
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>listing still remain. I believe this is a symptom
of
>>>>>>whatever the problem is.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have used the linksys install utility that you
are
>>>>
>>>>not
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>supposed to use on XP, in an attempt to get around
the
>>>>>>problem with it not recognizing the drivers for the
>>>>>>hardware, but it installed a WLAN monitor and the
>>>>
>>>>driver
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>independant of the actual hardware - the hardware
>>
>> would
>>
>>>>>>still be listed as unknown.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have only tried one wireless adapter at a time,
and
>>
>> I
>>
>>>>>>have also tried switching PCI slots and USB ports
>>>>>>depending on which adapter I'm trying to use.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have uninstalled the WLAN monitor, as XP does not
>>>>
>>>>need
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>it. However, There are the several listing of the
>>>>
>>>>packet
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>scheduler miniports left in device manager, which
>>
>> lead
>>
>>>>me
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>to believe that there are files left behind or
>>
>> registry
>>
>>>>>>entries somewhere I need to remove.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I am using the most recent and the correct drivers,
>>
>> and
>>
>>>>>>the devices work properly on my other machines. I
>>
>> have
>>
>>>>>>tried the whole rebooting/uninstalling the hardware
on
>>>>>>the list, ETC, but it all ends in the same problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>When I attempt to uninstall the packet scheduler
>>>>>>miniports, I recieve the following error message:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>---------------------------
>>>>>>Device Manager
>>>>>>---------------------------
>>>>>>Failed to uninstall the device. The device may be
>>>>>>required to boot up the computer.
>>>>>>---------------------------
>>>>>>OK
>>>>>>---------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I have attempted to disable these listings, and
>>>>
>>>>uninstall
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>on the next boot or in safe mode, but this also
fails.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Thank You again in advance for your help, and I
hope
>>
>> to
>>
>>>>>>hear from you all soon! Please if you do not know
the
>>>>>>solution, please forward me to a place that would
hold
>>>>>>the answers, or a place I should be posting in that
I
>>>>>>would probably get an answer from.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Benjamin
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>.
>
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