BUG: Driver installation program does not install device drivers (822831)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP3
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP4
SYMPTOMSSome driver installation programs do not work on Microsoft
Windows 2000 after you install either Critical Update QFE 814033 or Microsoft
Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4. The installation does not succeed, and you
receive an incorrect error message that no drivers are available for the
device. The %WINDIR%\Setupapi.log reports that there
are no compatible drivers for the device.CAUSEThis problem occurs when the .inf file for the driver that
is being installed already exists in the default INF directory. However, the
driver that is being installed is not the currently installed driver for the device.
The .inf
file for the new driver that you are trying to install may have been placed in
the INF directory by the SetupCopyOEMInf() function, or the driver may have been previously installed and
then removed, leaving the .inf file behind. In this scenario, the UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices() function is unsuccessful and incorrectly gives an error that no
drivers are available for the device.RESOLUTION The
following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download
Center: Download the Windows2000-KB822831-x86-ENU.exe package now.
Release Date: August 13, 2003
For more information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 10/25/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbQFE kbPlugPlay kbbug KB822831 kbAudDeveloper |
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