I was away as well! I've been using this ethernet card and driver for
over a year without problem, and now every time I start the system I have to
re-install the latest vista driver from Nvidia and re-boot even though
Device Manager is telling me that the same driver is already installed and
working properly. I think it must be the order the drivers are being
loaded, but I haven't been able to find anyway of changing this. I even
tried unplugging all peripherals except the keyboard, then after re-starting
and making sure the ethernet driver is working, I plugged everything back in
in different orders, but the next time I boot the same problem occurs!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian" <[email protected]>
To: "'Delphi-Talk Discussion List'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:29 PM
Subject: RE: Strange problem
Robert,
(Sorry if this has already been resolved - been away for a while and just
checked my email)
One issue that can occur when upgrading from XP --> Vista (and I presume
to
Win7) is that XP drivers "may" work with Vista once Vista has started but
fail after a reboot. This may appear random - I think it has something to
do with the device driver startup order, etc..
Unfortunately, some XP drivers are recognised by Vista as being OK but
they
are not !!
Can you check the exact make/model/version of your network adapter and
check
for a Vista certified driver. If you find one, uninstall the old driver
and,
if possible, remove the old drivers from your system (so the Windows
auto-driver installer cannot locate the files). Then install the Vista
driver.
I had a similar problem with an inbuilt Wireless network adaptor in a
notebook but could not locate a Vista driver - I had to disable it at the
hardware level and use a USB device (cheap but not nasty - it had specific
Vista drivers).
Good luck,
Brian
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