xxxdemoxxx
New Member
Yeah well i'm having BSODs when trying to install tunngle, usually when installing the adapter driver.
The dump is attached so please take a look thank you.
The dump is attached so please take a look thank you.
BSOD on installing tunngle
- Thread starter xxxdemoxxx
- Start date
STOP 0x0000007C: BUGCODE_NDIS_DRIVER Usual causes: Device driver, ?Network hardware
Not much information
Try replacing this driver
Rmspppoe.sys file description
Productname: PPP over Ethernet Protocol
Description: PPP over Ethernet Protocol NDIS Intermediate Driver
Company: Robert Schlabbach
More information coming.
Please remove any CD virtualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%. They use a driver, found in your dmp, sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs. Use this SPTD uninstaller when you're done:
http://www.duplexsecure.com/en/faq
Update these outdated drivers.
The reports that you have submitted reveal clues to the cause of your problem. They do not give a definitive answer. The more reports that we receive the more clues are made available improving our chances of finding a solution to your problem. You may have to experience several more BSODs until the final answer is discovered.
If overclocking restore normal settings
SFC /scannow
System Files - SFC Command
Run for 8 passes
If passes try a good stick in each slot for 3 passes
If fails do the same for 8 passes.
Update outdated listed drivers. If I have inadvertently listed any Microsoft Drivers, they can be ignored.
How to Find Drivers
search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- visit the web site of the manufacturer of the hardware/program to get the latest drivers (DON'T use Windows Update or the Update driver function of Device Manager).
- if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone - will help you search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- - if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone will try and help you locate the appropriate program.
- The most common drivers are listed on this page: http://www.carrona.org/dvrref.html
- - Driver manufacturer links are on this page: http://www.carrona.org/drvrdown.html
and here
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/the-vista-master-driver-list/
To remove any left over driver remnants, especially from graphics cards, use driver sweeper
www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/
You can also locate information about your driver using this information
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96442-device-manager-finding-unknown-devices.html
Code:
Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.11.0001.404 AMD64
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Loading Dump File [C:\Users\richc46\AppData\Local\Temp\Temp1_Mini121710-01[1].zip\Mini121710-01.dmp]
Mini Kernel Dump File: Only registers and stack trace are available
Symbol search path is: SRV*c:\symbols*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is:
Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista Kernel Version 6002 (Service Pack 2) MP (2 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: TerminalServer SingleUserTS Personal
Built by: 6002.18267.x86fre.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458
Machine Name:
Kernel base = 0x82800000 PsLoadedModuleList = 0x8290d930
Debug session time: Thu Dec 16 12:28:36.861 2010 (GMT-5)
System Uptime: 0 days 0:00:47.564
Loading Kernel Symbols
...............................................................
................................................
Loading User Symbols
Loading unloaded module list
..
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************
Use !analyze -v to get detailed debugging information.
BugCheck 7C, {14, 2, 0, 0}
*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for RMSPPPOE.SYS
*** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for RMSPPPOE.SYS
Probably caused by : RMSPPPOE.SYS ( RMSPPPOE+42bd )
Followup: MachineOwner
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1: kd> !analyze -v
*******************************************************************************
* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
*******************************************************************************
BUGCODE_NDIS_DRIVER (7c)
This is the NDIS Driver Bugcheck for Windows Server 2003 and later.
For Windows 2000 and Windows XP, see 0xD2, BUGCODE_ID_DRIVER.
Arguments:
Arg1: 00000014, NDIS BugCheck Code
Arg2: 00000002
Arg3: 00000000
Arg4: 00000000
Debugging Details:
------------------
CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
BUGCHECK_STR: 0x7C
PROCESS_NAME: System
CURRENT_IRQL: 2
LAST_CONTROL_TRANSFER: from 86db52be to 828bb859
STACK_TEXT:
80698ae8 86db52be 0000007c 00000014 00000002 nt!KeBugCheckEx+0x1e
80698b0c 8b7dc2bd 8f7ea004 00000000 8f742ea0 ndis!NdisWaitEvent+0x23
WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following frames may be wrong.
80698b64 86e6e243 8f7ea000 00010116 00000103 RMSPPPOE+0x42bd
80698b9c 86e6d3e5 8698f0e8 00698c68 82baef60 ndis!ndisMOidRequestToRequest+0x206
80698be4 86dae526 0098f0e8 00001388 80698c68 ndis!ndisMDoOidRequest+0x364
80698c1c 86e821a5 8698f0e8 80698c68 00000000 ndis!ndisQueueRequestOnTop+0x23b
80698c3c 86e87c93 00000000 00000000 00698c68 ndis!ndisQuerySetMiniport+0x189
80698cf8 86dbcf8c 8698f0e8 00000001 00010116 ndis!ndisMDoMiniportOp+0xa2
80698e08 86e8a279 8698f0e8 80698ed4 80698ecc ndis!ndisGetMiniportInfo+0xd0
806990b0 86e89850 86983e60 8698f0e8 8698b7d8 ndis!ndisMInitializeAdapter+0x958
806990e8 86e896cb 86983e60 8698f030 8698bb88 ndis!ndisInitializeAdapter+0x109
80699110 86e92f30 8698f030 00000000 8698f0e8 ndis!ndisPnPStartDevice+0x12f
8069912c 86e931e1 8698f0e8 8f7ea000 00000000 ndis!ndisIMInitializeDeviceInstance+0x5c
8069914c 8b7da1d4 86983e60 8f742c10 8f7ea000 ndis!NdisIMInitializeDeviceInstanceEx+0x100
806992c4 82bb270c 00000154 0080001e 8f7ea1c0 RMSPPPOE+0x21d4
80699324 86e844b1 806993c0 8069934c 8698ae04 hal!KfLowerIrql+0x64
806993b8 86e84129 00000000 84234f00 8698a0e8 ndis!ndisInitializeBinding+0x23b
80699444 86e86b4a 8698a0e8 00000000 00000001 ndis!ndisCheckAdapterBindings+0x170
806994e8 86dc28e5 8698a0e8 8069973c 00000000 ndis!ndisPnPNotifyAllTransports+0x2e8
80699718 86db9593 8698a0e8 8069973c 00000001 ndis!ndisRestartMiniportFilterStack+0x4bb
80699840 86dc4120 8f742950 00000000 8698a0e8 ndis!ndisAttachFilterToMiniport+0x133b
80699864 86dc402e 8f742950 00000000 873f1980 ndis!ndisCheckFilterMiniports+0xb6
80699900 873f2e82 8f7dc538 873f1980 00000194 ndis!NdisFRegisterFilterDriver+0x642
806999b0 86f12032 8f7df000 00000000 8f7dc538 pacer!PcpStartFilter+0x18c
806999c8 873f3c2d 873f06d4 00000005 873f18b4 NETIO!RtlInvokeStartRoutines+0x22
806999f0 82963b85 00000000 8f7df000 8ed7b720 pacer!DriverEntry+0x115
80699a28 82a4c2c2 82a06684 00000016 80699a58 nt!IopLoadDriver+0x805
80699a2c 82a06684 00000016 80699a58 8982a610 nt!CmpCallCallBacks+0x5e2
80699a84 82a08c46 a59c3d86 80699b3c 80699bc8 nt!CmPostCallbackNotification+0x55
80699a88 a59c3d86 80699b3c 80699bc8 82a08950 nt!NtQueryKey+0x2ec
80699a8c 80699b3c 80699bc8 82a08950 8edafa68 0xa59c3d86
80699a90 80699bc8 82a08950 8edafa68 80699b40 0x80699b3c
80699a94 82a08950 8edafa68 80699b40 ffffffff 0x80699bc8
80699a98 8edafa68 80699b40 ffffffff 00000002 nt!NtQueryKey
80699a9c 80699b40 ffffffff 00000002 80699bd4 0x8edafa68
80699aa0 ffffffff 00000002 80699bd4 8ed844f0 0x80699b40
80699aa4 00000000 80699bd4 8ed844f0 ffffffff 0xffffffff
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_IP:
RMSPPPOE+42bd
8b7dc2bd ?? ???
SYMBOL_STACK_INDEX: 2
SYMBOL_NAME: RMSPPPOE+42bd
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: RMSPPPOE
IMAGE_NAME: RMSPPPOE.SYS
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 3f103e75
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: 0x7C_RMSPPPOE+42bd
BUCKET_ID: OLD_IMAGE_RMSPPPOE.SYS
Followup: MachineOwner
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1: kd> lmtsmn
start end module name
8be31000 8be3e080 1394BUS 1394BUS.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:53:27 2008 (47919057)
83378000 833be000 acpi acpi.sys Sat Apr 11 00:19:03 2009 (49E01A37)
86f52000 86f9a000 afd afd.sys Sat Apr 11 00:47:01 2009 (49E020C5)
901ee000 90309a20 AGRSM AGRSM.sys Tue Jul 21 14:18:56 2009 (4A660690)
8beef000 8bf17000 Apfiltr Apfiltr.sys Tue Aug 29 20:35:58 2006 (44F4DD6E)
903f5000 903f9100 aswRdr aswRdr.SYS Tue Sep 07 10:47:44 2010 (4C865090)
903a5000 903aec00 aswTdi aswTdi.SYS Tue Sep 07 10:52:23 2010 (4C8651A7)
86cd3000 86cdb000 atapi atapi.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:09 2009 (49E01EED)
86cdb000 86cf9000 ataport ataport.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:39:10 2009 (49E01EEE)
86c1e000 86c28000 BATTC BATTC.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:32:45 2008 (47918B7D)
90329000 90330000 Beep Beep.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:49:10 2008 (47918F56)
8308e000 83096000 BOOTVID BOOTVID.dll Sat Jan 19 02:27:15 2008 (4791A653)
8bf26000 8bf3e000 cdrom cdrom.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:17 2009 (49E01EF5)
830d7000 831b7000 CI CI.dll Sat Apr 11 02:25:22 2009 (49E037D2)
872b1000 872d2000 CLASSPNP CLASSPNP.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:39:05 2009 (49E01EE9)
83096000 830d7000 CLFS CLFS.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:13:51 2009 (49E018FF)
8becd000 8bed0780 CmBatt CmBatt.sys Sat Jan 19 00:32:47 2008 (47918B7F)
86c1b000 86c1d900 compbatt compbatt.sys Sat Jan 19 00:32:47 2008 (47918B7F)
872db000 872e8000 crashdmp crashdmp.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:12 2009 (49E01EF0)
872d2000 872db000 crcdisk crcdisk.sys Thu Nov 02 04:52:27 2006 (4549B1CB)
872a0000 872b1000 disk disk.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:14 2009 (49E01EF2)
901c9000 901ee000 drmk drmk.sys Sat Jan 19 01:53:02 2008 (47919E4E)
872f3000 872fb000 dump_atapi dump_atapi.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:09 2009 (49E01EED)
872e8000 872f3000 dump_dumpata dump_dumpata.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:09 2009 (49E01EED)
8b6c8000 8b769000 dxgkrnl dxgkrnl.sys Thu Sep 24 21:27:14 2009 (4ABC1C72)
8bea6000 8beccc00 e100b325 e100b325.sys Fri Nov 16 13:53:32 2007 (473DE72C)
87279000 872a0000 ecache ecache.sys Sat Apr 11 00:40:12 2009 (49E01F2C)
86d2b000 86d3b000 fileinfo fileinfo.sys Sat Jan 19 00:34:27 2008 (47918BE3)
86cf9000 86d2b000 fltmgr fltmgr.sys Sat Apr 11 00:13:59 2009 (49E01907)
90319000 90322000 Fs_Rec Fs_Rec.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:27:57 2008 (47918A5D)
870f9000 87114000 fwpkclnt fwpkclnt.sys Sat Apr 11 00:45:42 2009 (49E02076)
82bab000 82bde000 hal halmacpi.dll Sat Apr 11 00:13:13 2009 (49E018D9)
8731e000 873ab000 HDAudBus HDAudBus.sys Sat Apr 11 00:42:41 2009 (49E01FC1)
8bed1000 8bee4000 i8042prt i8042prt.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:17 2008 (47918F5D)
8b00b000 8b6c8000 igdkmd32 igdkmd32.sys Wed Jun 18 16:38:16 2008 (48597238)
86c81000 86c88000 intelide intelide.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:42 2008 (47918F76)
8730f000 8731e000 intelppm intelppm.sys Sat Jan 19 00:27:20 2008 (47918A38)
8bee4000 8beef000 kbdclass kbdclass.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:14 2008 (47918F5A)
83006000 8300d000 kdcom kdcom.dll Sat Apr 11 02:25:29 2009 (49E037D9)
873ab000 873d5000 ks ks.sys Sat Apr 11 00:38:47 2009 (49E01ED7)
86d3b000 86dac000 ksecdd ksecdd.sys Mon Jun 15 08:48:53 2009 (4A364335)
833c6000 833d0000 LPCFilter LPCFilter.sys Fri Jul 14 20:40:36 2006 (44B83984)
8300d000 8307d000 mcupdate_GenuineIntel mcupdate_GenuineIntel.dll Sat Apr 11 02:23:19 2009 (49E03757)
9030c000 90319000 modem modem.sys Sat Jan 19 00:57:16 2008 (4791913C)
8bf17000 8bf22000 mouclass mouclass.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:14 2008 (47918F5A)
86cc3000 86cd3000 mountmgr mountmgr.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:13 2008 (47918F59)
9036d000 90378000 Msfs Msfs.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:28:08 2008 (47918A68)
833be000 833c6000 msisadrv msisadrv.sys Sat Jan 19 00:32:51 2008 (47918B83)
8bf3e000 8bf6d000 msiscsi msiscsi.sys Sat Apr 11 00:40:07 2009 (49E01F27)
86eb7000 86ee2000 msrpc msrpc.sys Sat Apr 11 00:37:32 2009 (49E01E8C)
8b7e0000 8b7ea000 mssmbios mssmbios.sys Sat Jan 19 00:32:55 2008 (47918B87)
8726a000 87279000 mup mup.sys Sat Apr 11 00:14:12 2009 (49E01914)
86dac000 86eb7000 ndis ndis.sys Sat Apr 11 00:45:52 2009 (49E02080)
8bfd0000 8bfdb000 ndistapi ndistapi.sys Sat Jan 19 00:56:24 2008 (47919108)
8bfdb000 8bffe000 ndiswan ndiswan.sys Sat Apr 11 00:46:31 2009 (49E020A7)
873d5000 873e6000 NDProxy NDProxy.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:56:28 2008 (4791910C)
903c3000 903f5000 netbt netbt.sys Sat Apr 11 00:45:35 2009 (49E0206F)
86ee2000 86f1d000 NETIO NETIO.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:46:21 2009 (49E0209D)
8b806000 8bdc9000 NETw5v32 NETw5v32.sys Tue Sep 15 15:34:10 2009 (4AAFEC32)
90378000 90386000 Npfs Npfs.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:14:01 2009 (49E01909)
82800000 82bab000 nt ntkrnlmp.exe Tue Jun 08 10:36:35 2010 (4C0E5573)
87114000 87224000 Ntfs Ntfs.sys Sat Apr 11 00:14:34 2009 (49E0192A)
90322000 90329000 Null Null.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:49:12 2008 (47918F58)
8be21000 8be30300 ohci1394 ohci1394.sys Sat Apr 11 00:43:04 2009 (49E01FD8)
873e6000 873fc000 pacer pacer.sys Sat Apr 11 00:45:51 2009 (49E0207F)
86c0c000 86c1b000 partmgr partmgr.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:19 2009 (49E01EF7)
833d0000 833f7000 pci pci.sys Sat Apr 11 00:19:16 2009 (49E01A44)
86c88000 86c96000 PCIIDEX PCIIDEX.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:39:09 2009 (49E01EED)
86c96000 86cc3000 pcmcia pcmcia.sys Sat Apr 11 00:19:14 2009 (49E01A42)
9019c000 901c9000 portcls portcls.sys Sat Apr 11 00:42:48 2009 (49E01FC8)
8307d000 8308e000 PSHED PSHED.dll Sat Apr 11 02:25:32 2009 (49E037DC)
90386000 9038f000 rasacd rasacd.sys Sat Jan 19 00:56:31 2008 (4791910F)
8bfb9000 8bfd0000 rasl2tp rasl2tp.sys Sat Jan 19 00:56:33 2008 (47919111)
8b775000 8b784000 raspppoe raspppoe.sys Sat Apr 11 00:46:30 2009 (49E020A6)
8b784000 8b798000 raspptp raspptp.sys Sat Jan 19 00:56:34 2008 (47919112)
8b798000 8b7ad000 rassstp rassstp.sys Sat Apr 11 00:46:40 2009 (49E020B0)
9035d000 90365000 RDPCDD RDPCDD.sys Sat Jan 19 01:01:08 2008 (47919224)
90365000 9036d000 rdpencdd rdpencdd.sys Sat Jan 19 01:01:09 2008 (47919225)
8b7d8000 8b7dfb10 RMSPPPOE RMSPPPOE.SYS Sat Jul 12 12:59:33 2003 (3F103E75)
9000a000 9019b900 RTKVHDA RTKVHDA.sys Fri Nov 17 04:06:26 2006 (455D7B92)
83352000 83378000 SCSIPORT SCSIPORT.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:49:44 2008 (47918F78)
8be8c000 8bea6000 sdbus sdbus.sys Sat Apr 11 00:19:14 2009 (49E01A42)
903af000 903c3000 smb smb.sys Sat Apr 11 00:45:22 2009 (49E02062)
87262000 8726a000 spldr spldr.sys Thu Jun 21 20:29:17 2007 (467B17DD)
83236000 83349000 sptd sptd.sys Tue Aug 24 02:11:05 2010 (4C736279)
8bf6d000 8bfae000 storport storport.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:19 2009 (49E01EF7)
8bffe000 8bfff380 swenum swenum.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:20 2008 (47918F60)
8b7ad000 8b7b8000 tap0901t tap0901t.sys Wed Sep 16 02:02:40 2009 (4AB07F80)
8700f000 870f9000 tcpip tcpip.sys Wed Jun 16 09:45:41 2010 (4C18D585)
8bf22000 8bf25f00 tdcmdpst tdcmdpst.sys Tue Oct 17 22:50:02 2006 (4535965A)
8bfae000 8bfb9000 TDI TDI.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:57:10 2008 (47919136)
9038f000 903a5000 tdx tdx.sys Sat Apr 11 00:45:56 2009 (49E02084)
8b7b8000 8b7c8000 termdd termdd.sys Sat Apr 11 00:51:14 2009 (49E021C2)
8be3f000 8be8c000 tifm21 tifm21.sys Fri Jun 19 17:44:10 2009 (4A3C06AA)
87306000 8730f000 tunmp tunmp.sys Sat Jan 19 00:55:40 2008 (479190DC)
872fb000 87306000 tunnel tunnel.sys Thu Feb 18 06:28:13 2010 (4B7D244D)
8725d000 87261180 TVALZ_O TVALZ_O.SYS Thu Nov 08 22:07:46 2007 (4733CF02)
8b7ea000 8b7f7000 umbus umbus.sys Sat Jan 19 00:53:40 2008 (47919064)
9030a000 9030b700 USBD USBD.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:53:17 2008 (4791904D)
8be12000 8be21000 usbehci usbehci.sys Sat Apr 11 00:42:52 2009 (49E01FCC)
86f1d000 86f52000 usbhub usbhub.sys Sat Apr 11 00:43:14 2009 (49E01FE2)
8bdd4000 8be12000 USBPORT USBPORT.SYS Sat Apr 11 00:42:55 2009 (49E01FCF)
8bdc9000 8bdd4000 usbuhci usbuhci.sys Sat Jan 19 00:53:20 2008 (47919050)
90330000 9033c000 vga vga.sys Sat Jan 19 00:52:06 2008 (47919006)
9033c000 9035d000 VIDEOPRT VIDEOPRT.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:52:10 2008 (4791900A)
86c28000 86c37000 volmgr volmgr.sys Sat Jan 19 00:49:51 2008 (47918F7F)
86c37000 86c81000 volmgrx volmgrx.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:25 2009 (49E01EFD)
87224000 8725d000 volsnap volsnap.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:37 2009 (49E01F09)
8b769000 8b775000 watchdog watchdog.sys Sat Apr 11 00:22:43 2009 (49E01B13)
831b7000 83228000 Wdf01000 Wdf01000.sys Mon Jul 13 19:11:36 2009 (4A5BBF28)
83228000 83236000 WDFLDR WDFLDR.SYS Mon Jul 13 19:11:25 2009 (4A5BBF1D)
83349000 83352000 WMILIB WMILIB.SYS Sat Jan 19 00:53:08 2008 (47919044)
Unloaded modules:
8b7d0000 8b7d8000 RMSPPPOE.SYS
Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
Checksum: 00000000
8b7c8000 8b7d0000 RMSPPPOE.SYS
Timestamp: unavailable (00000000)
Checksum: 00000000Try replacing this driver
Rmspppoe.sys file description
Productname: PPP over Ethernet Protocol
Description: PPP over Ethernet Protocol NDIS Intermediate Driver
Company: Robert Schlabbach
More information coming.
Please remove any CD virtualization programs such as Daemon Tools and Alcohol 120%. They use a driver, found in your dmp, sptd.sys, that is notorious for causing BSODs. Use this SPTD uninstaller when you're done:
http://www.duplexsecure.com/en/faq
Update these outdated drivers.
Code:
er LPCFilter.sys Fri Jul 14 20:40:36 20
api dump_atapi.sys Sat Apr 11 00:39:09
RMSPPPOE.SYS Sat Jul 12 12:59:33 2003
Apfiltr.sys Tue Aug 29 20:35:58 2006
tdcmdpst.sys Tue Oct 17 22:50:02 2006
crcdisk.sys Thu Nov 02 04:52:27 2006
RTKVHDA.sys Fri Nov 17 04:06:26 2006
spldr.sys Thu Jun 21 20:29:17 2007
TVALZ_O.SYS Thu Nov 08 22:07:46 2007
5 e100b325.sys Fri Nov 16 13:53:32 2007The reports that you have submitted reveal clues to the cause of your problem. They do not give a definitive answer. The more reports that we receive the more clues are made available improving our chances of finding a solution to your problem. You may have to experience several more BSODs until the final answer is discovered.
If overclocking restore normal settings
SFC /scannow
System Files - SFC Command
Run for 8 passes
If passes try a good stick in each slot for 3 passes
If fails do the same for 8 passes.
Update outdated listed drivers. If I have inadvertently listed any Microsoft Drivers, they can be ignored.
How to Find Drivers
search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- visit the web site of the manufacturer of the hardware/program to get the latest drivers (DON'T use Windows Update or the Update driver function of Device Manager).
- if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone - will help you search Google for the name of the driver
- compare the Google results with what's installed on your system to figure out which device/program it belongs to
- - if there are difficulties in locating them, post back with questions and someone will try and help you locate the appropriate program.
- The most common drivers are listed on this page: http://www.carrona.org/dvrref.html
- - Driver manufacturer links are on this page: http://www.carrona.org/drvrdown.html
and here
http://www.edbott.com/weblog/the-vista-master-driver-list/
To remove any left over driver remnants, especially from graphics cards, use driver sweeper
www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/
You can also locate information about your driver using this information
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/96442-device-manager-finding-unknown-devices.html
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