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Removing unused device drivers from Windows XP machines

Removing unused device drivers from Windows XP machinesarticle rootPnP device drivers only loaded when neededIt is not quite true that unused device drivers are being loaded even when not in use. All PnP device drivers are loaded only when the device is actually present f.ex. USB device drivers. The only...

Tags: device driver, hardware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, PnP device driver, registry entry, technet@..., unload driver, windows xp

Discussion threads 2006-01-05

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PnP-X: Plug and Play Extensions for Windows

This paper provides information about the Plug and Play eXtensions PnP X component of the Microsoft Windows Rally set of technologies. The paper provides guidelines for creating devices that are installable with PnP X for Microsoft Windows Vista. PnP X is an extension of Plug and Play PnP in Windows...

Tags: Device, Microsoft Corp., PnP-X, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-09-15

PNP

What is the effect of disabling pnp? When would I use it and when not to?PCI is designed to work with PNP. The question is why are you thinking of disabling it?Are you referring to Plug and Play for PCI and USB devices?Or, the Universal Plug and Play network device...

Tags: Johndoe123004@..., PnP, PNP OS, UPnP

Q&A 2004-12-06

install redhat linux 9 in toshiba device

I installed Redhat linux 9 on a toshiba 490CDT device PC but he can't detect the sound card.I want to know what to do?thank you for your help.Have a look at www.alsa-project.org, there you should find instructions on how to get different sound devices running under Linux. I don't know...

Tags: audio card, Linux, pavarotti_yas@..., PnP

Q&A 2004-10-31

RapidDriver (zip)

RapidDriver is intelligent tool for driver development, PC hardware analysis and debugging. Install your new hardware, create a new RapidDriver project, and then select your device from the list of PnP devices that are auto-detected by the RapidDrive. - Discover and debug your device with RapidDriver Explorer - Build user...

Tags: Device, Hardware, Analysis, RapidDriver

Software downloads 2005-12-06

ALS100 Windows Sound Driver (zip)

ALS100 Windows Sound Driver is the Windows device driver for the ALS100 sound card which is detected by Windows 9x PnP.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2001-01-03

10 things you should know about device driver rollback in Windows XP

Device driver rollback allows you to recover from the installation of an invalid, incorrect, or corrupt device driver, which could render your system unbootable or cause one or more devices to fail. Here's a look at how and when you can use rollback to resolve the problem. ...

Tags: Rollback, Microsoft Windows XP, Device Driver, Microsoft Windows, Device Driver Rollback

Download resources 2006-03-06

printer problem

I have a Lexmark LX1180 printer scanner which used to work pertfectly on my Evesham computer running XP sp2There are 6 USB2 ports on the computer which all work with other USB devicesNow when I connect the printer it is recognised by pnp as a USB hub and when pnp...

Tags: Printers, USB, printer

Q&A 2006-04-20

A Comparison of the Linux and Windows Device Driver Architectures

In this paper the device driver architectures currently used by two of the most popular operating systems, Linux and Microsoft's Windows, are examined. Driver components required when implementing device drivers for each operating system are presented and compared. The process of implementing a driver, for each operating system, that performs...

Tags: Linux, Operating System, Device Driver, Microsoft Windows

White papers 2005-02-14

Can't reinstall Thomson 330 usb modem

Hope someone can help. I'm trying to help a freind get back online. She uses Thomson 330 usb modem to connect to broadband but it has stopped working. OS is XP home. Device manager shows the device but says no driver is loaded. When we try update driver with the...

Tags: Modems, Microsoft Windows XP, joq, modem, USB, Thomson Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-30

driver installation problem

I downloaded a zip driver file into a folder on my hdd. When I open the zip file the next folder says winxp. I open this one and the new folder says drv. When I open this folder there are files, dll etc, but nothing for me to open to...

Tags: gbrownlee, problem device

Q&A 2006-06-26

No Sound

I've been trying to reinstall a sound card driver, but cannot, no matter what I've tried (Windows update, Service pack 2 etc.) This has happened after upgrading from Windows 98SE to Windows XP Pro. I would have thought XP would have found all the drivers, but not this one. It's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, charshbarger@...

Q&A 2006-04-09

Netgear MA401 Device failure: Try changing the driver for this device

Installing Netgear MA401 Wireless PC card on a laptop running Windows 95b, under Device Manager the Device status is showing "Device failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that doesn't work, see your hardware documentation. (Code 2.)Correct Driver?My first thought was why would you even try to install...

Tags: Home networking, coronaman2010@..., NetGear, Windows 95B, Try Changing, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-08-18

Writing Solaris Device Drivers in Java

This paper presents an experimental implementation of the Java Virtual Machine JVM that runs inside the kernel of the Solaris operating system. The implementation was done by porting an existing small, portable JVM, Squawk, into the Solaris kernel. The first application of this system is to allow device drivers to...

Tags: Device Driver, Sun Solaris, Programming Languages, Java, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

White papers 2006-04-01

Debugging Device Installation in Windows Vista

This paper provides preview information about device installation for the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Developers, support staff, and manufacturers can use the information in this paper to better understand driver installation behavior and debugging techniques for Windows Vista. The paper is intended to be used both as a tutorial...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-05-18

Tech Tip: Configure non-PnP network cards

If you're having trouble installing network cards in your Windows 9x computers because Plug and Play PnP isn't playing, install them in non-Plug and Play mode. Knowledge of the current network card setup will save you a lot of time.Assuming the network card is not an old jumper-set card, nothing...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, network, network card

Technical articles 2003-12-08

Plug and Play Device Driver Migration in Windows Vista

This paper provides preview information about Plug and Play driver migration and installation for in-place upgrades to the Windows Vista operating system. Developers, support staff, and manufacturers can use the information in this paper to better understand driver migration behavior and debugging techniques for Windows Vista. The paper includes an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Device Driver, Migration, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2007-01-31

Problems with USB drives

Recently, whenever I try to plug in any type of USB Mass Storage Device into my XP Home computer windows gives me a balloon saying that the device has malfunctioned. Clicking on the balloon yields a list of all used and unused USB ports with the device listed as Unrecognized....

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Lantoc, USB flash drive, window, USB, USB Mass Storage device

Discussion threads 2007-05-01

DriverExtractor (exe)

At device driver installation, driver files are copied from a specified location to system folders and get integrated into Windows. DriverExtractor can reverse the installation process by searching for all device driver files, retrieving them from Windows system folders and coping into a specified location. Basically, DriverExtractor creates a driver...

Tags: Device Driver, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-05-24

Device Monitoring Studio (USB Monitor) (exe)

USB Monitor is a monitoring software tool, which allows you to view, log, and analyze Universal Serial Bus devices activity. This USB sniffer and analyzer utility captures all the Request Blocks transferred from the Windows device driver to the host controller and back. With this sniffing tool you can analyze...

Tags: Monitoring, USB, USB Monitor

Software downloads 2007-09-24