December 5th 05, 05:01 PM
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Unable to install USB PCI card
Thanks!
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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Either way - it should work, although you may get an error message if you
run the installer without the card present.
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"Pat" pkelecy at insightbb dot com wrote in message
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Thanks for the advice. I'll give it a try.
Just so I'm clear on this, I should do this after the card is installed
in the PC. Is that correct?
Pat
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
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The most likely way to correct this problem is as follows.
Boot to Safe Mode
click
Start|Run
type
SCANREG /FIX
click OK
WIndows will ask for a reboot - do so, back to Normal Mode
then run the driver install CD and see if that works.
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"Pat" pkelecy at insightbb dot com wrote in message
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I tried installing a SIIG USB2 PCI card in my relatives Gateway PC
running Windows ME. After installing the card in the PC and during the
boot process an error message is displayed saying something like "unable
to start cmdinst...". After "OKing" out of that, the system then
detects new hardware and an installation wizard is started. If I go
through the wizard though, it is unable to find a driver. After
completing that, the screen just stays blank (never get the desktop).
According to the installation instructions that came with the card, I
should be able to cancel out of the wizard, and have the system finish
booting to the desktop. From there I should be able to run the
installation CD that came with the card. But since I can't get to the
desk top, I can never run the CD.
Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Since this system has several
USB1.1 ports, could there be a driver conflict? (Should I uninstall
the old drivers first?).
Thanks for any help with this.
Pat
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