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device manager/driver problems
I just did a fresh install of Microsoft Windows XP Professional and
installed the latest device drivers for my hardware. I've noticed a few strange behaviors with the device drivers and wondering if someone in here might know how to fix the problems. 1) The drive icon for my Plextor 16/10/40A cd-rw will occasionally disappear from the 'My Computer' window as well as from the 'DVD/CD-ROM drives' branch in Device Manager. When the icon is not present software is unable to access the disc in that drive. To get the drive to reappear I can 'scan for hardware changes' from Device Manager. The result is the drive reappears (it's not reinstalled, just reappears). 2) Occasionally out of no where my keyboard (Logitech Internet Navigator) will stop working. A look in Device Manager shows the yellow ! next to the keyboard device driver. To get the keyboard working again I must uninstall the device driver then 'scan for hardware changes' which detects the keyboard and reinstalls it. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff P.S. remove _nospam to reply via e-mail. |
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My appologies for incorrectly posting to the wrong news group.
Jeff "Jeffrey Harris" wrote in message ... I just did a fresh install of Microsoft Windows XP Professional and installed the latest device drivers for my hardware. I've noticed a few strange behaviors with the device drivers and wondering if someone in here might know how to fix the problems. 1) The drive icon for my Plextor 16/10/40A cd-rw will occasionally disappear from the 'My Computer' window as well as from the 'DVD/CD-ROM drives' branch in Device Manager. When the icon is not present software is unable to access the disc in that drive. To get the drive to reappear I can 'scan for hardware changes' from Device Manager. The result is the drive reappears (it's not reinstalled, just reappears). 2) Occasionally out of no where my keyboard (Logitech Internet Navigator) will stop working. A look in Device Manager shows the yellow ! next to the keyboard device driver. To get the keyboard working again I must uninstall the device driver then 'scan for hardware changes' which detects the keyboard and reinstalls it. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff P.S. remove _nospam to reply via e-mail. |
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"Jeffrey Harris" wrote in message ... snip 2) Occasionally out of no where my keyboard (Logitech Internet Navigator) will stop working. A look in Device Manager shows the yellow ! next to the keyboard device driver. To get the keyboard working again I must uninstall the device driver then 'scan for hardware changes' which detects the keyboard and reinstalls it. Any help would be appreciated. Jeff If its a USB keyboard, try just unplugging it and plugging it in again. My Logitech Cordless Optical mouse does the same thing, and used to do a total re-install until I found this simple answer. Laurence |
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