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re: Question about 'Resolving Hardware Conflicts'
Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 1:08 pm
Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by bob wells
(1108 messages posted)
gewg_
Why not a 12ga. at close range?
The Poster never mentioned a second Yellow exclamation mark; Why do you ASSuMe it's
there? Seek first to understand!
If he ASSuMes it's a hardware conflict, without evidence presented,why do you ASSuME
what he ASSuMEs? (ASSuME)2. This is what questions are for.
>(If there is a CONFLICT, surely there must be 2 devices with yellow marks.). Self
fulling Prophecy. If not now, soon.
In light of previous ASSuME's, the referenced Article is invalid. No evidence of
Hardware Conflict presented, only (ASSuME)2.
"Bob is going down the same path"
Obviously you ASSuME you know what path I'm going down. From your post, that's doubtful.
The only thing I ASSuME is, that Windows will do what Windows always does when presented
with a new device; Identify the device and attempt to locate and install the appropriate
driver for said device. (Safe ASSuME, IT's programmed that way.) And If no driver
is found it will present an opportunity for a new driver to be loaded from an alternate
location/media, and installed.
As Posted, this had not been tried. KISS
Another form of insanity, is thinking you always know the answer, without even knowing
the question.
gDay
BW
On Sunday, December 4, 2005 at 11:23 am, gewg_ wrote:
>|||I have reinstalled the driver many times.
>||| taylor
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>insanity: n. Doing the same thing over and over, believing you will get different
>results.
>
>Your current technique (Bob is going down the same path)
>ASSuMEs that the driver for the errant device is pliant and does PnP nicely.
>The article you referenced assumes exactly the OPPOSITE
>and suggests that the drivers(s) for THE OTHER DEVICE(S) are more pliant.
>(If there is a CONFLICT, surely there must be 2 devices with yellow marks.)
>
>The article suggests that removing the device driver for the OTHER DEVICE
>and re-installing IT may clear the problem.
>Did you try that?
>
>Barring the appearance of a 2nd yellow mark, the article suggests that
>removing ALL innecessary installed devices may clear the problem
>and that re-installing THOSE devices will go more smoothly
>than re-installing the stubborn device.
>It doesn't sound at all like you tried that.
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>||Did you try putting the card in another slot?
>|| gewg_
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>|...could you tell me how to do that...?
>| taylor
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>A hardware approach sometimes works to clear conflicts.
>
>Power down your box.
>Pull the side off.
>Following good anti-static electricity techniqies,
>http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/win98/1127346860
>remove the 1 screw[1] that secures the card to the chassis and lift out the card.
>Plug it into a slot of similar color and shape and secure the card.
>
>
>[1] Usually a Phillips or 1/4" hex head.
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