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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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Unloading DLLs in XP
I have read a lot about registry hacks that can unload DLLs from running, but a lot of people doubt it.Does anyone have a good batch file or script, that you know actually does work, that will unload unused DLLs from running?Thanks.
Tags: windows, software, memory, dlls, Microsoft Windows XP, DLL, BorgInva
Discussion threads 2007-03-10
VB6 Tip: Best practices requires that you ensure all forms unload
ensure all forms unloadIt's a good tip for MDI, but I remember seeing this snippet 6 years ago.For single form:Unload Me: EndUnloading all forms?In the code:Public Sub UnloadAllForms(Optional FormToIgnore _ As String = "") Dim f As Form For Each f In Forms If...
Tags: Forms, mar_ba4@..., Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Nothing End
Discussion threads 2005-01-17
VB6 Tip: Best practices requires that you ensure all forms unload
Writing proper code requires that when a VB program ends, all of its forms will be unloaded and removed from memory. When a Visual Basic 6 program ends, all of its forms should be unloaded and removed from memory. VB doesn't do this automatically; therefore, if your...
Tags: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, Peter Aitken, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, main form, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Procedure, Best Practice, Event Procedure, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development
Technical articles 2005-01-14
How to unload a device driver
I'm getting some problems when trying to remove several device drivers that i don't need anymore, because when i try to do so in device manager i receive a message stating that i "cannot remove it because it may be necessary for starting up the system". I believe that this...
Tags: rui.humberto@..., device driver
Discussion threads 2007-04-09
Unload the Debugger
I am using Windows XP Pro system. My wife by error hit yes on debugging when on a web page the other day, but later said no and got out of the debugger. Since then, I have loaded some games which will install but when started (after the necessary reboot...
Tags: debugger, Dr Watson, Debugger, Unload
Q&A 2005-03-14
driver
does anyone have a driver for a CRYSTAL DUAL SMARt400 digital camera{serial # starts with "p".Try some of the links in this thread. That driver is almost impossible to find:http://www.totallydrivers.com/drivers/download-driver.asp?driver=86
Tags: alihadi40@...
Q&A 2005-04-23
Understand the life cycle of VB6 forms
ZombiesYou stated: "A form is finally unloaded when the Unload statement is called on it or when the program terminates."This is better read as: "A form is finally unloaded when the Unload statement is called on it."If any hidden forms are not unloaded, the application will remain in memory, even...
Tags: aroggeband@..., Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, programming
Discussion threads 2005-06-13
Driver Verifier in Windows Vista
Driver Verifier monitors kernel-mode drivers to detect illegal function calls or actions that might corrupt the system. It was first included in Microsoft Windows 2000 and is available in all later versions of Windows. Driver Verifier works on both the free and checked builds of Windows operating systems. For Windows...
Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-10-26
Allow users to install drivers
Hello, im running a novell network by which users authenticate during logon to their workstations. Users work with a particular hardware,XUP cards, that connect to a usb port.Each time they connect it to a different port, other than they've worked before on, a driver is needed to be installed and...
Tags: a.beckerman@..., Allow Users
Discussion threads 2007-06-17
Driver Updater Pro (exe)
Driver Updater Pro is a professional driver management tool features both driver management and hardware diagnostics. Driver Updater Pro provides such practical function as driver update. If you often reinstall your operating system, you may not forget such painful experiences of searching all around for all kinds of drivers. This...
Tags: Driver, Hardware, XPC Tools, Driver Updater Pro
Software downloads 2008-03-28
can I delete picturebox in runtime in VB
how can I delete picture boxes or controls in runtime from a form in VB.plz helpthanks in advanceI'm not to sure you can remove them completely at runtime, but you can hide them with:control.visible = falseHope that helps some.Thanks for answering. but I want to delete the controls becoz I"m...
Tags: Microsoft development tools, runtime, CtL
Q&A 2005-05-21
Critical Netgear Wi-Fi USB adapter driver flaw
New netgear driver - is it still buggy?Netgear recently released a new driver for the WG111v2. Driver Date Feb 6, 2007. Driver version 5.1283.307.2007.Any word on whether this fixes the buffer overflow bug, or is this still hardware to avoid?
Tags: Home networking, SECURITY, jonah@..., NetGear, USB
Discussion threads 2007-07-26
Plug and Play
I am experiencing a problem that if I unplug a printer from a USB cable and plug another printer exactly the same as the previous one in, XP is giving me the found new hardware dialog and needing the printer driver disk. Is there a way to disable this...
Tags: Printers, printer
Q&A 2005-01-24
driver
i cannot find a driver for a dual smart 400 digital camera. can anyone help me please? thank youHere's where to find the MAC driver:http://www.ioxperts.com/devices_usbstillcams.htmlHere's where to find the windows driver:http://www.cannonfamily.com/downloads/dualsmart.rarThis link downloads a RAR file, I have checked it and it's clean...
Tags: alihadi40@...
Q&A 2005-02-14
VIA AGP Driver (zip)
This AGP driver will support 8X AGP cards in VIA's 400 range of chipsets and beyond. This version is an update to the AGP driver contained in the last VIA 4-in-1 Driver set.
Tags: VIA Technologies Inc., AGP, Video Cards, Hardware, Components
Software downloads 2002-10-29
dell multimedia audio controller driver
Please anybody that can help me to get dell multimedia audio controller driver for my dell latitude c840, should please help me to attach the file and send it to love4yinca@yahoo.comi format my system not knowing windows XP OS does not ve the driver, please, Thank You.DriverHere is a link...
Tags: Yinchar, multimedia Audio Controller, multimedia
Discussion threads 2007-11-15
Architecture of the Windows Driver Foundation
This paper provides information about the Windows Driver Foundation WDF, the next-generation driver model for the Microsoft Windows family of operating systems. It describes the overall architecture of the model and explains how WDF can help to reduce driver development time, contribute to greater system stability, and improve driver diagnosability...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Construction, Software
White papers 2005-04-18
Driver Hang Verification
Driver Hang Verification is a feature of I/O Verification that measures how long it takes the driver to complete and to cancel I/O Request Packets IRPs originating in user-mode applications. It records an issue in the Driver Verifier log when a routine exceeds time limits that the users specify for...
Tags: I/O, Microsoft Corp., Driver Hang Verification, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
White papers 2006-09-23
I/O Flow and Dispatching in WDF Drivers
I/O processing is the heart of any driver. To understand how to implement robust I/O handling code in the driver, one must understand how I/O requests flow from an application to the driver, how the Windows Driver Foundation WDF simplifies the driver's I/O processing tasks, and what the driver should...
Tags: I/O
White papers 2007-04-10
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