HP Pavillion a1632x

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force install of driver on Vista

I went out and bought a SB5101 today, which has the same issues! Taking it

back to BestBuy!!



"walter deodiaus" wrote in message

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> In

> http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms790225.aspx

> it says that it needs the NTamd64

> I know MS had problems with device drives which were not compatible, so

> did MS create any new indications for SP2 to prevent drivers which were

> not tested for installation?

>

> "walter deodiaus" wrote in message

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>>I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from

>> http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp?supportSection=DiscontinuedProducts

>> http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/SB4200/downloads/542708-001-install-utility-b.exe

>> When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver, I

>> get an error saying that is is unsupported

>> I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf is

>> not supported

>> The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.

>> I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32

>> Is there a way to force the installation of the files?

>> How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

>>

>>

>

>
 
force install of driver on Vista

cable modem-->>router-->>computer



The cable modem should be the edge device. connect the WAN port of the router

via Ethernet to the cable model. connect the Computer via Ethernet to one of the

LAN ports on the router.



On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:51:57 -0600, "walter deodiaus"

wrote:



>The Ethernet connection is being used by the Broadband VOIP/wireless router

>

>"Barb Bowman" wrote in message

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>> use the Ethernet connection instead of USB.

>>

>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:21:19 -0600, "walter deodiaus"

>> wrote:

>>

>>>I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from

>>>http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp?supportSection=DiscontinuedProducts

>>>http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/SB4200/downloads/542708-001-install-utility-b.exe

>>>When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver, I

>>>get

>>>an error saying that is is unsupported

>>>I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf is

>>>not supported

>>>The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.

>>>I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32

>>>Is there a way to force the installation of the files?

>>>How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

>>>

>> Barb Bowman

>> MS-MVP

>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

>

Barb Bowman

MS-MVP

http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
 
voip/wireless broadband routers.

If you look back in the postings, this is an approach which I have tried .

It seems as if my Linksys WRTP54G-VR does not have any supported drivers

under Vista64 sp2.

My question is, is the signal coming out of the broadband router something

that was understood by XP but not understood by Vista (hence the need for a

device driver)? I thought device drivers were something that the computer

uses to talk to hardware which is occuping a PCI slot or connected via a USB

cable. Are there device drivers for something which is outside the

computer? I would have thought something like this were standardized to the

point of being uniform. If the device driver is not available, which

brand/model of a broadband should I use. I went to BestBuy, but I got the

distinct impression that they were not as "trained" as I had hoped for.

Maybe the guy I got should have been in the large appliances section, but

was covering for his sick coworker.

Or is there something else in this set up that I am not doing correctly, do

I have to add or change a MAC address at location http://192.168.1.15?

Can someone suggest a more appropriate newsgroup in which to post this.

"Barb Bowman" wrote in message

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> cable modem-->>router-->>computer

>

> The cable modem should be the edge device. connect the WAN port of the

> router

> via Ethernet to the cable model. connect the Computer via Ethernet to one

> of the

> LAN ports on the router.

>

> On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:51:57 -0600, "walter deodiaus"

> wrote:

>

>>The Ethernet connection is being used by the Broadband VOIP/wireless

>>router

>>

>>"Barb Bowman" wrote in message

>>news:juqsn5houhec14lc1soaujlpc67dfc0j96@4ax.com...

>>> use the Ethernet connection instead of USB.

>>>

>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:21:19 -0600, "walter deodiaus"

>>>

>>> wrote:

>>>

>>>>I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from

>>>>http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp?supportSection=DiscontinuedProducts

>>>>http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/SB4200/downloads/542708-001-install-utility-b.exe

>>>>When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver, I

>>>>get

>>>>an error saying that is is unsupported

>>>>I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf

>>>>is

>>>>not supported

>>>>The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.

>>>>I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32

>>>>Is there a way to force the installation of the files?

>>>>How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

>>>>

>>> Barb Bowman

>>> MS-MVP

>>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

>>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

>>

> Barb Bowman

> MS-MVP

> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
 
voip/wireless broadband routers.

Yes some device such a disk drives and minimum display fuctionality have

standard drivers supplied my MS. However most other hardware devices do not

since they have not idea of how to handle new functionality implemented in

the hardware by the vendors. Therefore all hardware vendors are responsible

for providing drivers for their hardware of each major OS change and they

have to pay MS to have MS test them to insure that they conform to the

driver standards for a new OS in order to have them appear on the WHQL list

and to have MS provide them to users with WinUpdate.



"walter deodiaus" wrote in message

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> If you look back in the postings, this is an approach which I have tried .

> It seems as if my Linksys WRTP54G-VR does not have any supported drivers

> under Vista64 sp2.

> My question is, is the signal coming out of the broadband router something

> that was understood by XP but not understood by Vista (hence the need for

> a device driver)? I thought device drivers were something that the

> computer uses to talk to hardware which is occuping a PCI slot or

> connected via a USB cable. Are there device drivers for something which

> is outside the computer? I would have thought something like this were

> standardized to the point of being uniform. If the device driver is not

> available, which brand/model of a broadband should I use. I went to

> BestBuy, but I got the distinct impression that they were not as "trained"

> as I had hoped for. Maybe the guy I got should have been in the large

> appliances section, but was covering for his sick coworker.

> Or is there something else in this set up that I am not doing correctly,

> do I have to add or change a MAC address at location http://192.168.1.15?

> Can someone suggest a more appropriate newsgroup in which to post this.

> "Barb Bowman" wrote in message

> news:6gdvn51a2bik3otfarkteu5bnv590atjgn@4ax.com...

>> cable modem-->>router-->>computer

>>

>> The cable modem should be the edge device. connect the WAN port of the

>> router

>> via Ethernet to the cable model. connect the Computer via Ethernet to one

>> of the

>> LAN ports on the router.

>>

>> On Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:51:57 -0600, "walter deodiaus"

>>

>> wrote:

>>

>>>The Ethernet connection is being used by the Broadband VOIP/wireless

>>>router

>>>

>>>"Barb Bowman" wrote in message

>>>news:juqsn5houhec14lc1soaujlpc67dfc0j96@4ax.com...

>>>> use the Ethernet connection instead of USB.

>>>>

>>>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:21:19 -0600, "walter deodiaus"

>>>>

>>>> wrote:

>>>>

>>>>>I am going to try installing the Motorola SB4200 USB modem from

>>>>>http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/support/default.asp?supportSection=DiscontinuedProducts

>>>>>http://broadband.motorola.com/consumers/products/SB4200/downloads/542708-001-install-utility-b.exe

>>>>>When installing it from the Vista prompt to update the unknown driver,

>>>>>I

>>>>>get

>>>>>an error saying that is is unsupported

>>>>>I tried installing it as a legacy driver but get an error that the inf

>>>>>is

>>>>>not supported

>>>>>The motorola web site says to install it anyway, but that fails.

>>>>>I copied the *.sys files to c:\windows\system32

>>>>>Is there a way to force the installation of the files?

>>>>>How can I modify the inf file to make Vista sp2 accept it?

>>>>>

>>>> Barb Bowman

>>>> MS-MVP

>>>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

>>>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

>>>

>> Barb Bowman

>> MS-MVP

>> http://www.digitalmediaphile.com

>> http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com

>

>

>

>
 
It is similar to the Intel onboard chipset legal wrangle. These chipsets

will support Vista only with the generic drivers provided by Microsoft. Thus

they can claim "Vista Ready".



If your system allows it you could put in a low end graphics card that has

drivers, for example a ATI Radeon X300 chipset has a native Vista driver

available.



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"walter deodiaus" wrote in message

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> I have a HP Pavillion a1632x which came with XP, but was advertised to be

> upgradeable to

> Vista. Later on, this option was not supported. This falls on false

> advertising! Doesn't HP have trial drivers? I called HP, but they don't

> seem to support Vista for this machine.

> Last week, I was infected by a virus and was unable to recover my XP OS.

> I received a copy of Vista at a trade show, and decided to install it, as

> I did not want to shell out $30 for the CDs. Besides, I heard that Vista

> was far better after Service pack 1.

> Does anyone know where to get device drivers for the NVidea nForce Network

> Controller? I tried both the HP & nvidea, but none of those work.

> Moreover, HP does not talk much about the exact specs on the network

> controler (which is on board).

> I guess my time is cheap, so I am willing to spend a couple of hours

> before breaking down and ordering the XP reinstall cds!

>
 
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