Yep. Vista has lots of various logs, so confusing.
But in this case you need just the old good eventlog (run eventvwr)
--PA
"Xenor" <Xenor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:94E198C2-CC30-4413-8E43-7D38023076F1@xxxxxx
Quote:
> I'm not sure. I just a scan for it, but couldn't find it. Does it matter
> that I get the error code when trying to install a driver. Do I need to
> turn
> on more verbose logging. My understanding was that driver installs
> acutally
> were written to the files "setupapi.app" and "setupapi.dev". I'll see if
> I
> can track down the full error code if you're interested...
>
> "Pavel A." wrote:
> Quote:
>> Error code 10 means that the driver failed during startup.
>> Usually the driver leaves a message in the System event log that
>> is heplful to understand why. Have you checked the event log?
>>
>> --PA
>>
>>
>> "Xenor" <Xenor@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:685623B4-DE19-4F74-BAD4-4ADDEF570CA3@xxxxxx Quote:
>> > John,
>> > I have faced this problem again in a new machine build. Ultimately,
>> > I
>> > think that the folks doing the install of network drivers aren't
>> > cleaning
>> > up
>> > after themselves. I've found that by manually removing some of the
>> > profiles
>> > in the registry helps to clear the path for a clean install. It even
>> > requires removing a service that is created by thy wireless networking
>> > driver. I'm not sure who is to "blame" for it, but after searching
>> > various
>> > forums, it seems like many users of various Draft-N network adapters
>> > have
>> > problems. The common thread seems to be the Marvell TOPDOG chipset
>> > which
>> > various vendors use. Not sure if this is your area, but I'd like to
>> > pass
>> > on
>> > what I've learned to someone at Microsoft who could be working on a fix
>> > for
>> > this..
>> >
>> > "JohnBuk [MSFT]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello,
>> >>
>> >> I'm glad you were able to resolve your issue. Did the infcache.1 file
>> >> get
>> >> recreated after it was deleted? If not, if you you may want to
>> >> consider
>> >> reading the following article which addresses corruption and deletion
>> >> of
>> >> the
>> >> infcache.1 file. The file will be needed for future installation of
>> >> other
>> >> devices.
>> >>
>> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=937187
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >> I work at Microsoft. These are my opinions and not my employers.
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> --
>> >> Speaking for myself only.
>> >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
>> >> rights.
>> >> --
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Xenor" wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > Solved my own problem. Deleted the infcache.1 file in \Windows\Inf
>> >> >
>> >> > Maybe MS should auto check this file for corruption.....d
>> >> >
>> >> > "Xenor" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > All,
>> >> > > I have a home built Vista Ultimate machine which I am
>> >> > > attempting
>> >> > > to setup
>> >> > > in a "remote" location in my house with wireless. The plan is to
>> >> > > utilize a
>> >> > > Linksys Draft N PCMCIA card (Model WPC4400N) in a Rosewill PCMCIA
>> >> > > to
>> >> > > PCI card
>> >> > > installed in my machine. I have already tested the WPC4400N in my
>> >> > > laptop and
>> >> > > it works fine. The Rosewill PCMCIA to PCI card also appears to
>> >> > > install
>> >> > > without any issues. (I do not have any other PCMCIA cards
>> >> > > available
>> >> > > to
>> >> > > test...) However, when windows detects the device and installs
>> >> > > drivers
>> >> > > (either using Windows update or a manually) it does not work.
>> >> > > There
>> >> > > is a
>> >> > > Code 10 error on the Properties page in the Device manager.
>> >> > > Problem
>> >> > > Report
>> >> > > details are as follow:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Product
>> >> > > Wireless-N Business Notebook Adapter
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Problem
>> >> > > Could not load driver software
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Date
>> >> > > 1/22/2008 1:00 PM
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Status
>> >> > > Report Sent
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Description
>> >> > > Windows was able to successfully install device driver software,
>> >> > > but
>> >> > > the
>> >> > > driver software encountered a problem when it tried to run. The
>> >> > > problem code
>> >> > > is 10.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Problem signature
>> >> > > Problem Event Name: PnPDeviceProblemCode
>> >> > > Architecture: x86
>> >> > > Hardware Id: PCI\VEN_11AB&DEV_2A02&SUBSYS_00651737&REV_03
>> >> > > Setup class GUID: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}
>> >> > > PnP problem code: 0000000A
>> >> > > Driver name: NETMW145.sys
>> >> > > Driver version: 2.1.4.3
>> >> > > Driver date: 01-08-2008
>> >> > > OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
>> >> > > Locale ID: 1033
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Files that help describe the problem (some files may no longer be
>> >> > > available)
>> >> > > DMIBB92.tmp.log.xml
>> >> > > LOGBBE1.tmp
>> >> > > oem12.inf
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Extra information about the problem
>> >> > > Bucket ID: 157734319
>> >> > >
>> >> > > I'm fairly tech savvy, but once again generic/cross device error
>> >> > > codes with
>> >> > > little detail have left me stuck. I have mucked around with PCI
>> >> > > settings in
>> >> > > my BIOS to no avail. Any thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in
>> >> > > advance for
>> >> > > your assistance. >>
>>