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MHClemens
After doing all the troubleshooting I can, I received a Code 31. Device not
working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers for the device.
Microsoft suggests that I update the driver, but that is not possible, see
below:
I started my Vista64 computer this morning and noticed that it had no
connection to the internet. I went through a few basic troubleshooting steps
and found that it had no network adapters installed. When I went to Device
Manager, there was not even a Network adapters section! I found the driver
disc for the networking adapters on my motherboard and manually installed
them. The Network adapters section appeared, with adapter #3 shown. I cannot
access 1 and 2, they're hidden and/or non-existent. The reason that the
drivers for this device cannot be loaded is because there are already 2
adapters there that I cannot access, and are not currently working correctly.
I have not installed any new software in over a week and everything was
working properly. The hardware update wizard tells me that my drivers are up
to date, and exits, with no options to uninstall/reinstall. Same in Device
Manager.
I cannot uninstall this and reinstall it as Windows is not detecting any
networking hardware at all, despite the fact that the only thing that changed
since yesterday is a power off and power on. I was networking yesterday,
everything was fine. I even ran a system restore to 2 days ago, and it STILL
does not detect any networking adapters installed, and I cannot access the
ones that are on the motherboard to attempt any maintenance there.
Any ideas, or am I reinstalling Vista64?
working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers for the device.
Microsoft suggests that I update the driver, but that is not possible, see
below:
I started my Vista64 computer this morning and noticed that it had no
connection to the internet. I went through a few basic troubleshooting steps
and found that it had no network adapters installed. When I went to Device
Manager, there was not even a Network adapters section! I found the driver
disc for the networking adapters on my motherboard and manually installed
them. The Network adapters section appeared, with adapter #3 shown. I cannot
access 1 and 2, they're hidden and/or non-existent. The reason that the
drivers for this device cannot be loaded is because there are already 2
adapters there that I cannot access, and are not currently working correctly.
I have not installed any new software in over a week and everything was
working properly. The hardware update wizard tells me that my drivers are up
to date, and exits, with no options to uninstall/reinstall. Same in Device
Manager.
I cannot uninstall this and reinstall it as Windows is not detecting any
networking hardware at all, despite the fact that the only thing that changed
since yesterday is a power off and power on. I was networking yesterday,
everything was fine. I even ran a system restore to 2 days ago, and it STILL
does not detect any networking adapters installed, and I cannot access the
ones that are on the motherboard to attempt any maintenance there.
Any ideas, or am I reinstalling Vista64?