Comments on: Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. http://www.josenet.com/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:16:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: JoseNet http://www.josenet.com/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing#comment-51318 Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:59:01 +0000 http://www.josenet.com/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing#comment-51318 Thanks for your great input Craig, I fixed my problem, and its good to know that you fixed it a diferent way in case it happens to me again and so that other people know that might be more than one way/combination of ways to fix this issues, It happened to me about 2 or 3 times already, I highly suspect it was due to windows update, but i have no way to confirm it, I do remember that it happend after my pc applying updates then the dvd drive was gone, so search the internet and somewhere it hint me windows update so i went and uninstalled the updates from the previous day and it worked too, but then the new updates got it broken. sounds familiar? Thanks for your great input Craig, I fixed my problem, and its good to know that you fixed it a diferent way in case it happens to me again and so that other people know that might be more than one way/combination of ways to fix this issues, It happened to me about 2 or 3 times already, I highly suspect it was due to windows update, but i have no way to confirm it, I do remember that it happend after my pc applying updates then the dvd drive was gone, so search the internet and somewhere it hint me windows update so i went and uninstalled the updates from the previous day and it worked too, but then the new updates got it broken.

sounds familiar?

]]> by: Craig Garcia http://www.josenet.com/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing#comment-51092 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:35:28 +0000 http://www.josenet.com/windows-cannot-load-the-device-driver-for-this-hardware-the-driver-may-be-corrupted-or-missing#comment-51092 I had this same problem, but I did remove the lower and upper filters (I only had lower filters to remove) but after reboot, still said same thing. You might have to select each device under device manager under the section "DVD/CD-ROM drives" (after you've removed filters and rebooted) and uninstall them. Then Click on your computer name on the top of the list (right click) and click refresh. This will make it redetect the devices you just deleted and this time, they will reinstall without error. Worked for me after many many days of scouraging the internet. Just a side note, I do know how my problem started. I tried installing a 3rd party safedisc emulation utility, and hasty me, I didn't think that maybe it was trying to install a optical driver or overlay utility that wasn't compatible with Vista, or x64 for that matter. Problem happened as soon as I rebooted after install it. Craig Windows Vista x64 Ultimate I had this same problem, but I did remove the lower and upper filters (I only had lower filters to remove) but after reboot, still said same thing. You might have to select each device under device manager under the section “DVD/CD-ROM drives” (after you’ve removed filters and rebooted) and uninstall them. Then Click on your computer name on the top of the list (right click) and click refresh. This will make it redetect the devices you just deleted and this time, they will reinstall without error.

Worked for me after many many days of scouraging the internet. Just a side note, I do know how my problem started. I tried installing a 3rd party safedisc emulation utility, and hasty me, I didn’t think that maybe it was trying to install a optical driver or overlay utility that wasn’t compatible with Vista, or x64 for that matter. Problem happened as soon as I rebooted after install it.

Craig
Windows Vista x64 Ultimate

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