RE: Problem installing wireless network card on XP Pro laptop with SP2

I'm having the same problem with a wired network card - I'd disabled my Intel
card for a while but when I reenabled it it showed up as not working
correctly; I uninstalled and rebooted and got the message below - I've tried
2 more cards (linksys & realtek) and both fall over on installation with the
same error (oh why not say "the system cannot find the file named: ......."!)
- my system's really flying at the moment and I don't want to have to trash
it and rebuild/repair.

"kujar" wrote:

> I had to replace the hard disk on my Toshiba laptop. I re-installed Windows
> XP Pro from the Toshiba rescue CD set. Then I added all my apps and drivers.
> Finally I installed XP Service Pack 2 and some anti spam and anti virus
> software. I downloaded with all the latest Microsoft patches and restored
> all my data.
>
> Finally I realised that I had not installed my Wireless network PCMCIA card
> and drivers. Unfortunately when it came to installing the drivers I keep
> getting the following set of messages:
>
> "There was a problem installing this hardware
>
> 802.11g.........
>
> An error occurred during the installation of the device.
>
> The system cannot find the file specified."
>
> This same message comes up with two different Wireless network cards
> (thought different driver is mentioned). Nowhere does it specify what file
> cannot be found.
>
> I tried following the KB841567 recommendation and tried to configure
> Setupapi.log for verbose logging BUT when I rename Setupapi.log a new one
> is not created following my attempt to install the driver.
>
> It seems to be a permission issue in either the file system or the registry.
> Does anyone have any thoughts on what could be blocking this driver.
>
> I am thinking that I will have to trash the whole installation and install
> the Wireless network card (which worked before I lost my hard disk) before
> installing XP SP2. This is something of a desperate measure.
>
>
>
.

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