Microsoft KB Archive/822831

= BUG: Driver installation program does not install device drivers =

Article ID: 822831

Article Last Modified on 10/25/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

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SYMPTOMS
Some driver installation programs do not work on Microsoft Windows 2000 after you install either Critical Update QFE 814033 or Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4. The installation does not succeed, and you receive an incorrect error message that no drivers are available for the device. The \Setupapi.log reports that there are no compatible drivers for the device.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when the .inf file for the driver that is being installed already exists in the default INF directory. However, the driver that is being installed is not the currently installed driver for the device.

The .inf file for the new driver that you are trying to install may have been placed in the INF directory by the SetupCopyOEMInf function, or the driver may have been previously installed and then removed, leaving the .inf file behind. In this scenario, the UpdateDriverForPlugAndPlayDevices function is unsuccessful and incorrectly gives an error that no drivers are available for the device.



RESOLUTION
The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:

Download the Windows2000-KB822831-x86-ENU.exe package now. Release Date: August 13, 2003

For more information about how to download Microsoft Support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.

Keywords: kbbug kbplugplay kbqfe kbhotfixserver KB822831

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