Problems uninstalling old network adapters

[petere]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Over time, I have ended up with multiple (Linksys WUSB11) wireless network
adapter entries in my Device Manager (when I include hidden devices). I want
to clean things up, but am not able to uninstall any of the duplicate
adapters. I get the following error: "Failed to uninstall the device. The
device may be needed to boot up the computer." I've tried to log in as
Administrator and do a clean boot, but get the same result. Any suggestions
for troubleshooting steps?

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

What is "clean boot" - Safe mode?

--PA

"PeterE" <PeterE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FDD12715-18E4-479B-AFB1-214F1320BD95@microsoft.com...
> Over time, I have ended up with multiple (Linksys WUSB11) wireless network
> adapter entries in my Device Manager (when I include hidden devices). I want
> to clean things up, but am not able to uninstall any of the duplicate
> adapters. I get the following error: "Failed to uninstall the device. The
> device may be needed to boot up the computer." I've tried to log in as
> Administrator and do a clean boot, but get the same result. Any suggestions
> for troubleshooting steps?
>
> Thanks!

 

[petere]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

By clean boot, I mean turning off most (not including Microsoft system
start-up programs) boot options as listed under MSCONFIG.

"Pavel A." wrote:

> What is "clean boot" - Safe mode?
>
> --PA
>
> "PeterE" <PeterE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FDD12715-18E4-479B-AFB1-214F1320BD95@microsoft.com...
> > Over time, I have ended up with multiple (Linksys WUSB11) wireless network
> > adapter entries in my Device Manager (when I include hidden devices). I want
> > to clean things up, but am not able to uninstall any of the duplicate
> > adapters. I get the following error: "Failed to uninstall the device. The
> > device may be needed to boot up the computer." I've tried to log in as
> > Administrator and do a clean boot, but get the same result. Any suggestions
> > for troubleshooting steps?
> >
> > Thanks!
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Ok. Then boot in Safe mode (press F8 while XP boots) and then try Device
Manager again.

--PA

"PeterE" wrote:

> By clean boot, I mean turning off most (not including Microsoft system
> start-up programs) boot options as listed under MSCONFIG.
>
> "Pavel A." wrote:
>
> > What is "clean boot" - Safe mode?
> >
> > --PA
> >
> > "PeterE" <PeterE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FDD12715-18E4-479B-AFB1-214F1320BD95@microsoft.com...
> > > Over time, I have ended up with multiple (Linksys WUSB11) wireless network
> > > adapter entries in my Device Manager (when I include hidden devices). I want
> > > to clean things up, but am not able to uninstall any of the duplicate
> > > adapters. I get the following error: "Failed to uninstall the device. The
> > > device may be needed to boot up the computer." I've tried to log in as
> > > Administrator and do a clean boot, but get the same result. Any suggestions
> > > for troubleshooting steps?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> >
> >
> >

 

[petere]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that, but no luck. Someone from MS asked
for a specific section of my registry. Hopefully he's got some ideas...

"Pavel A." wrote:

> Ok. Then boot in Safe mode (press F8 while XP boots) and then try Device
> Manager again.
>
> --PA
>
> "PeterE" wrote:
>
> > By clean boot, I mean turning off most (not including Microsoft system
> > start-up programs) boot options as listed under MSCONFIG.
> >
> > "Pavel A." wrote:
> >
> > > What is "clean boot" - Safe mode?
> > >
> > > --PA
> > >
> > > "PeterE" <PeterE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FDD12715-18E4-479B-AFB1-214F1320BD95@microsoft.com...
> > > > Over time, I have ended up with multiple (Linksys WUSB11) wireless network
> > > > adapter entries in my Device Manager (when I include hidden devices). I want
> > > > to clean things up, but am not able to uninstall any of the duplicate
> > > > adapters. I get the following error: "Failed to uninstall the device. The
> > > > device may be needed to boot up the computer." I've tried to log in as
> > > > Administrator and do a clean boot, but get the same result. Any suggestions
> > > > for troubleshooting steps?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > >
> > >
> > >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windows.networking.wireless (More info?)

Strange. I've seen this behavior only on win2000. In XP it had been fixed...
--PA

"PeterE" <PeterE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:845351F0-EA6A-41D1-8204-3A7556356BC2@microsoft.com...
> Thanks for the suggestion. I tried that, but no luck. Someone from MS asked
> for a specific section of my registry. Hopefully he's got some ideas...
>
> "Pavel A." wrote:
>
> > Ok. Then boot in Safe mode (press F8 while XP boots) and then try Device
> > Manager again.
> >
> > --PA
> >
> > "PeterE" wrote:
> >
> > > By clean boot, I mean turning off most (not including Microsoft system
> > > start-up programs) boot options as listed under MSCONFIG.
> > >
> > > "Pavel A." wrote:
> > >
> > > > What is "clean boot" - Safe mode?
> > > >
> > > > --PA
> > > >
> > > > "PeterE" <PeterE@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FDD12715-18E4-479B-AFB1-214F1320BD95@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Over time, I have ended up with multiple (Linksys WUSB11) wireless network
> > > > > adapter entries in my Device Manager (when I include hidden devices). I want
> > > > > to clean things up, but am not able to uninstall any of the duplicate
> > > > > adapters. I get the following error: "Failed to uninstall the device. The
> > > > > device may be needed to boot up the computer." I've tried to log in as
> > > > > Administrator and do a clean boot, but get the same result. Any suggestions
> > > > > for troubleshooting steps?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >