Re: Application Management driver problem after updates


"Sirius" <none@xxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Sirius" <none@xxxxx> wrote in message
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>> I've just installed XP on a PC, followed by SP2, followed by all critical
>> updates. I've
>> also installed a few other basic programs. Now I find that when I
>> uninstall
>> a program, at the next boot up, the found new hardware wizard kicks in
>> and
>> requests a driver for the new hardware "Application Management". It is
>> unable to find it on the internet, or the Windows or SP2 CD.
>>
>> "Application Management" is listed in Device Manager under Other Devices.
>> It
>> has a yellow exclamation mark and a message saying it is not correctly
>> configured (Code 1), and reinstall driver. It can be uninstalled, however
>> the found new hardware wizard kicks in again and it is back, if I
>> uninstall
>> something else.
>>
>> I see that Application Management is listed as a service, and can be
>> started. I also notice that if I go back to an image I made after SP2 but
>> before the critical updates, this problem does not arise.
>>
>> Is it normal for a service to be seen as a hardware device???
>> Will this problem be resolved if I find the driver??
>> In the Found New Hardware Wizard, there is a box to tick for "Don't
>> prompt me again to install this software". Ticking this makes the problem
>> go away - and it does not re-appear after the next uninstall of a
>> program. However this does leave the yellow exclamation mark in Device
>> Manager.
>>
>> Is this likely to be a problem or should I find out which update is
>> responsible and avoid it??
>
>
> TweakNow PowerPack 2005 brought up an uninstall option which seems to have
> got rid of it.


Please ignore the above - I replied to the wrong message in the wrong
newsgroup.


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