windrvr.sys

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Hello.

I have come across a windrvr.sys problem (although does
not seem too serious since the computer is runnning ok, it
just irks me). When ever I booy my Windows 2000
Professional computer on I get a "Device driver could not
be loaded" message and it points to my windrvr.sys
(SystemRoot\System32\driverswindrvr.sys)

I did a search for this issue, but nothing comes up on
Microsoft's website. I checked everywhere!

Then I did a google search on this and came across some
sites offering help. I am sceptical about a non-microsoft
company so I have not attempted their "fix", you know why!

Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks
 
KR wrote in
Hello.

I have come across a windrvr.sys problem (although does
not seem too serious since the computer is runnning ok, it
just irks me). When ever I booy my Windows 2000
Professional computer on I get a "Device driver could not
be loaded" message and it points to my windrvr.sys
(SystemRoot\System32\driverswindrvr.sys)

I did a search for this issue, but nothing comes up on
Microsoft's website. I checked everywhere!

Then I did a google search on this and came across some
sites offering help. I am sceptical about a non-microsoft
company so I have not attempted their "fix", you know why!
Click to expand...

Well, it likely came from someone not MS. I thought the Google hits
were helpfull. Such as:

"Versions 5.05 and earlier of WinDriver do not support Windows 2000
Service Pack 3. Installing the windrvr.sys driver from these versions
on a Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 machine, or upgrading to Service
Pack 3 on a machine that has the windrvr.sys driver installed, may
result in a system crash, and you may need to reboot the PC in DOS
mode and rename windrvr.sys to be able to boot Windows successfully.

WinDriver 5.05b solved this problem, and it is highly recommended to
use this version or later if you have a previous WinDriver version
installed. WinDriver v5.05b was released shortly after Windows 2000
Service Pack 3. "
 
Hello, and thanks for the response. I have a question
regarding WinDriver though... - why doesn't Microsoft have
WinDriver v5.05b available on their site? Why does one
have to trust a 3rd party person for the updated version?
The system currently has SP4 installed on it, but I think
the root to the cause has been an application that has
become corrupted. I am sure you are looking at the same
site (seems to be the only one that knows of this issue),
but again, why is that? This is purely aimed at MS.

-KR
 
KR wrote in
Hello, and thanks for the response. I have a question
regarding WinDriver though... - why doesn't Microsoft have
WinDriver v5.05b available on their site? Why does one
have to trust a 3rd party person for the updated version?
The system currently has SP4 installed on it, but I think
the root to the cause has been an application that has
become corrupted. I am sure you are looking at the same
site (seems to be the only one that knows of this issue),
but again, why is that? This is purely aimed at MS.
Click to expand...

I don't think it an MS file in the first place. It is not a regular
part of W2K anyway.
 
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