Guest horst Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Due to some big problem I had been forced to perform an in-place upgrade of Windows. Now Windows runs well again but now I am requested to reinstall 9 drivers of type "unknown device" , "PCI bus" and "PCI device" ! I inserted some of the CDs I have, but the drivers have not been found. The main problem is that installing a driver, Windows wants to know what type of driver I am going to install. But I have no idea what a "unknown device" is. I run Driver Magician using the backup I made 3 months ago, but nothing changed. Can you please help me? Horst
Guest philo Posted September 30, 2008 Posted September 30, 2008 Re: What is a "unknown device" ? "horst" <hweXXX13@bluewin.ch> wrote in message news:uV8xa20IJHA.3644@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Due to some big problem I had been forced to perform an in-place upgrade > of Windows. > Now Windows runs well again but now I am requested to reinstall 9 > drivers of type "unknown device" , "PCI bus" and "PCI device" ! > I inserted some of the CDs I have, but the drivers have not been found. > The main problem is that installing a driver, Windows wants to know what > type of driver I am going to install. > But I have no idea what a "unknown device" is. > I run Driver Magician using the backup I made 3 months ago, but nothing > changed. > Can you please help me? > Horst A number of things to try: Install the chipset drivers that came with the mobo... or else just choose go go "on line" and look for drivers
Guest DL Posted October 1, 2008 Posted October 1, 2008 Re: What is a "unknown device" ? You need to determin the make/model of motherboard then visit their site for chipset and other drivers Or if its a large OEM pc eg Dell/HP or Laptop visit their site for drivers specific to the model. Belarc Adviser will reveal a wealth of info on your PC "horst" <hweXXX13@bluewin.ch> wrote in message news:uV8xa20IJHA.3644@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Due to some big problem I had been forced to perform an in-place upgrade > of Windows. > Now Windows runs well again but now I am requested to reinstall 9 drivers > of type "unknown device" , "PCI bus" and "PCI device" ! > I inserted some of the CDs I have, but the drivers have not been found. > The main problem is that installing a driver, Windows wants to know what > type of driver I am going to install. > But I have no idea what a "unknown device" is. > I run Driver Magician using the backup I made 3 months ago, but nothing > changed. > Can you please help me? > Horst
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