Ghost devices

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• several devices on the network with the same name

  I want to install Windows 7 OS computers on a domain with Small Business SERVER 2003.  Curiously, I see all the computers on the network, where I should be able to, but one of them WK02011, is not accessible from all Windows 7 systems because there are multiple devices with the same name on the network according to a diagnosticn check.  WK02011 is visible and accessible from other systems on the network that are runjning XP OS.  There is only one device named WK02011 on the network.  I don't have this problem with any other XP system - that is - I can see and access all of the other XP machines on the network with the exception of WK02011.  I can't access WK2011 from the server and the server indicates that it is multiple devices with the same ID.  Rename the XP would be complicated because of having to re - set up the service to the customer and then turn around and install 7 OS in the workstation in the coming days.

  How to find the ghost device double?

  Hello

  Your question is more complex than what is generally answered in the Microsoft Answers forums. It is better suited for Windows 7 on TechNet. Please post your question in the Technet forums. You can follow the link to your question:

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/category/w7itpro

• Device Manager see the some articles several times

  Device Manager displays multiple instances of the same device.  This is supposed to happen, and if they are unique, how can I say to the other?   Here is a list of some of the features that appear more than once in the Device Manager

  Batteries
  Battery (2) compatible ACPI Microsoft control method

  Human Interface devices
  Device (2) compatible HID
  USB Interface human Device (2)

  Keyboards

  Device (2) keyboard HID

  Monitors
  Default Monitor (2)
  Plug and Play Monitor (2)

  Storage volumes
  Generic volume (2)

  System devices
  ACPI Fan (5)
  Bridge (6) CPU, PCI standard host
  PCI standard PCI to PCI bridge (6)

  USB bus controllers
  Standard enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller (2)
  Controller (5) standard OpenHCD USB host
  Device (2) Composite USB
  Device (2) USB mass storage
  Hub (7) root USB

  In the category of "audio, video, and game controllers",WsAudio_DeviceSappears 5 times but each item is numbered from 1 to 5 (number in brackets at the end of the description of the object, e.g. WsAudio_Devices (1), WsAudio_Devices (2), WsAudio_Devices (3), etc..)  List of several elements in this way makes sense to me even.  I am able to see, immediately, the system distinguishes 5 unique pieces and that they are clearly not duplicates.  If the other points listed several times were also numbered as the WsAudio_DeviceS are, I wouldn't ask this question.

  Thanks for any idea that you can offer,

  Dan

  Hi danno2cu2,

  · Do you remember any changes made on your computer before the show?

  · What is the devices that are listed in several instances of work?

  · Are there error codes listed in the Device Manager?

  This can be a reason of the ghost devices that were previously installed and that can be displayed or also if the installation of the device has failed previously.

  You can have a look on the links of shot.

  Links: Understanding Device Manager:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc750187.aspx

  http://social.answers.Microsoft.com/forums/en-us/w7hardware/thread/48542061-4AAA-4d91-BBAC-3c095e269ee7/

  With regard to:

  Samhrutha G S-Microsoft technical support.

  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think.

• GEYED icons in Device Manager

  In Device Manager, I have a long list (gray diamond icons some more dark grey with a black outline) under the title "-pilot no Plug and Play" if I right click on the paler gray icon then 'properties', I see generally the following "currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45)

  To resolve this problem, reconnect this hardware device to the computer.

  Click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter for this device. "The gray darker with a black outline to do the same thing usually result in the following text"this device does not work correctly.

  If you have any problems with this device, click Troubleshoot to start the troubleshooter. All or part of them should they be uninstalled? would be grateful for the help.

  Normally, you don't see "Non-plug and play drivers" unless you have checked "Show devices" in the Device Manager View menu.  You should not modify any elements who say, "this device is functioning." On the contrary, uncheck the option 'Show hidden devices' in the view menu so that you won't be tempted to do something is causing a problem.

  It is even rarer to see devices "absent."  You should only be able to see "missing" devices (that is, not connected to the computer) If you follow the directions here--> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539?wa=wsignin1.0 these devices 'ghosts' were installed at a certain point, when they were connected to the computer.  If you uninstall one of these devices, the next time that you connect such a device, he settled again.  If you uninstall it, the unit will be ready for use the next time that it is connected without having to install again.

  Most of the time, you should let only ghost devices.  Sometimes, however, a failed installation can cause a ghost entry that may cause conflicts of resources with other devices.  In this case, the ghost entry displays a warning icon and must be uninstalled.

• Computer sees the USB devices that are not there.

  Original title: having trouble with my usb ports

  A usb controller named USB Mass Storage Device seems to be find ghost devices plugged into my machine. I don't know whether to disable it or uninstall it. Whenever I try to work with it it says that windows cannot use the hardware device because it has been developed to remove safely. Problem is there is no device connected to the computer. Should I just uninstall it? I'll be able to use my usb ports after that with impact?

  Hello

  Changes made to your computer before you face this problem?

  is it properly updated with Service Pack 3?
  Try to restore your computer to the settings of the previous days when your computer is in good condition.
  on the other
  Try to work in safe mode.
  Kind regards
  J Chambers

• Renaming or deleting a ghost or ghost car

  I have not installed, a new program or a device, in some time, but all of a sudden a ghost lecteur_CD appeared under my computer.  He has no material corresponding to it and is labeled CD Drive (E :) and contains 0 bytes out of 0)  (Type: CD player and file system: unknown under properties)  Normally I would just ignore him but I had 4 external hard drives already installed and when it was created it changed the letters to each of them (Drive (E :) is therefore now drive (f) and so on) and this mess with all my links throughout my computer.)  Especially the itunes that has all my songs to a folder on the external drive and it can't find them because of the drive letter change.  I tried Device Manager and it does not appear (even after having seizes the statement to display the devices hidden in the command prompt) it also does not appear under _LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet MountedDevices either.  System restore up to a week before this problem occurred does not and finally I tried to rename the disks in disk management, but the ghost CD drive E appears not here for me to remove it and I can't rename the drive I want like E because it does not appear as an option in the drop-down list.  At this point, I'm full of ideas so any help and get rid of or removing this thing would be a BIG help.  Thank you.

  Hello

  Ghost devices can appear for various reasons. The most common reason is perhaps a mistake to stop with a removable drive. Most of the people don't know this,
  but there are in fact three different ways to disconnect a removable drive.

  See this link for the fix-
  http://WindowsSecrets.com/2007/04/05/01-how-to-prevent-and-remove-phantom-devices

• MTP device when connecting Samsung MP3 error

  My computer won't let me use my Samsung MP3 yp-p2jcb/xaa model. I use Windows Vista.

  I went to the website of Samsung and chatted with them. Him gave me this troubleshooting link: my computer is not recognizing my player when I connect it I tried everything and nothing has worked. Finally, he suggested that I have to contact Microsoft. The device is plug-n-play, so they did not all drivers. I took the camera and plugged on my friends computer, running Windows 7, and the MP3 works perfectly. My computer has had no other problem with USB connections.

  When I check the Device Manager, it shows the MP3 as P2 under other with an exclamation point. The error I get is "the drivers for this device are not installed. After that, I saw Code 1 and Code 28.

  Then, I tried to reinstall the driver to choose "Browse my computer for driver software" and then me C:\\Windows\system32\driverstore on my computer. It has been proposed by Samsung. I get the following message.

  Windows encountered a problem installing the software driver for your device

  Windows found the software and driver for your device but encountered an error trying to install it.

  ?   MTP device

  There is no driver selected for the item or a set of device information.

  If you know the manufacturer of your device, you can visit their website and check the support section for driver software.

  I do not understand that she finds the driver software, but cannot install it. The manufacturer can not help with this issue more as they operate very well, they have no drivers and they helped me to solve the problems. I uninstalled the device, restarted my computer and tried to plug it in again. It did not work. I'm lost and it seems obvious to me it has something to do with Vista. What is the next step I have to do?

  Hi DavidMapes,

  Below you will find several troubleshooting methods that should help you to solve this problem.

   

  TROUBLESHOOTING #1:

  Installation of Vista, an update of XP? If so, complete the WORKAROUNG STEP in this document.

  Check to see if there are any ghosts/ghost devices:

  1. click on start, point to programs, point to Accessories and then click command prompt.

  2. at a command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:

  Set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1

  3. type the following command a command prompt and press ENTER:

  Start devmgmt.msc

  4 solve the devices and drivers in Device Manager.

  NOTE: Click on view the hidden devices on the view menu in Device Manager before you can see devices that are not connected to the computer. When you are finished troubleshooting close Device Manager.

  5 type exit at the command prompt.

  6. connect the MP3 to see if this solves the problem.

  TROUBLESHOOTING #2:

  What is the brand and model of your computer?  Make sure you have the most recent BIOS? Driver Chipset offered by the manufacturer.

  TROUBLESHOOTING #3:

  To perform a clean boot, follow the steps described in this document . It will be excludes any interference of the 3 part. If you encounter the same error message when you connect the MP3 player, please provide the received codes or error messages.

  MORE INFORMATION:

  A USB device may no longer work correctly when Windows Vista comes out of standby or hibernation

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_vista-hardware/Windows-encountered-a-problem-installing-the/b093934f-4227-424C-8d42-f17d53be4524

• cannot get rid of the "removable disk" in "my computer" and "Device Manager", after incorrectly removing a USB flash drive

  I stupidly, twice - after using USB flash drives - just shot when he in fact without removing them properly. Now, they are listed at all times in my 'Device Manager' and in 'my computer '. I went into Device Manager and tried to uninstall them. It seemed to work but the next time I booted up Vista found drivers and now they are back in 'my computer' and Device Manager. This does not seem to be a problem, but I would like to get rid of them.
  Joe

  Hi JoeZZ,

  Please see the following instructions on how to see the ghost devices:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us?p=1

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Does not delete the Bluetooth device

  Hey. I connected my phone (and orange San Francisco) to my laptop, which is a Samsung (not sure of the exact model) via bluetooth. When they are connected, I accidentally turned on flight mode, which caused something weird occurs; my devices window says that there is an error in driver with my phone, so I tried to remove it, so I could re - pair it with my laptop, but it won't disappear. He said 'delete device' for over 12 hours now, and I don't know what to do.

  Hey James,.

  You can uninstall the driver manually from the Device Manager.

  Method 1:

  Follow the steps and check.

  a. press the Windows key + X.

  b. click on Device Manager.

  c. click view.

  d. click the hidden devices.

  e. look for the Bluetooth device.

  f. right click on the Bluetooth device , and then click Uninstall.

  Method 2:
  

  You can also follow the steps to open devices ghosts in Device Manager.

  a. press Windows + break logo | break and open system properties.

  b.

  b. in the System Properties dialog box, click the Environment Variables button. This will open another dialog box.

  c. click on Advanced system settings in the left panel. This will open the System Properties dialog box.
  d. now under variables user for box, click New.
  e. enter devmgr_show_nonpresent_device in the name of the Variable field. Type 1 in the value of the Variable field.
  f. When you open Device Manager (type devmgmt.msc in the Start Search box and press ENTER) and select view > show hidden devices, all ghost devices will be displayed with their missing icons.

  Now, check the Device Manager and uninstall the device.

  Hope this information helps.

• Gamepad not detected

  I will describe the situation in detail.

  First of all, I've upgraded to Windows 7.  When I had installed my games, I tried to add my Joystick.  I discovered that Windows 7 does not support the standard game, only USB port devices.  No problem, I have a cable converter that allows me to use my Joystick gameport on a USB port.  I plugged and got nothing.  No sound, nothing.  I tried searching in the menu devices, the game controller menu, even the Device Manager, but it is nowhere.  It is as if she is not at all connected.

  I thought it would be that the joystick is too old and not supported, but it is a Microsoft Sidewinder 3D Pro and it is apparently supported.

  I thought that maybe the USB port was defective, but I have the same problem no matter where I connect it, and other devices operate normally on all ports.  I thought that perhaps the adapter was defective, but my Gamepad works to use it.

  In the end, I went out and bought a Saitek Aviator USB gamepad.  I connect it and... nothing.  Exactly the same problem as the Sidewinder.

  The drivers are up to date.  The port works, the joystick works on my old computer, the adapter works with the Gamepad and all of them are supported by Windows.  I am at a loss.  What else could it be?

  Hi STNeish,

  This could be a problem with your device manager, see the instructions below to try:

  Remove ghost devices

  To remove ghost devices, follow these steps in the order listed.

  Step 1: Check Device Manager

  1.	Click Start, point to settings and then click Control Panel .
  2.	Double-click the System icon.
  3.	Click the Device Manager tab.
  4.	Click the sign more next to Human Interface devices to expand the list.
  5.	Note the entries listed under this type.
  6.	Expand the list sound, video and game controllers .
  7.	Note the entries listed under this type.
  8.	Expand the Bus USB controllers list.
  9.	Note the entries listed under this type.
  10.	Click Cancel to close Device Manager.

  Step 2: Restart your computer in Mode safe

  On a Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

  1.	Click Start, and then click stop.
  2.	Click restart, and then click Yes.
  3.	Hold down the SHIFT key as soon as the power on Self Test (POST) is completed.
  4.	When Windows has finished loading, close the message about Safe Mode.

  Step 3: Check Device Manager and remove duplicate devices

  1.	Click Start , point to settings and then click Control Panel .
  2.	Double-click the System icon.
  3.	Click the Device Manager tab.
  4.	Click the sign more next to Human Interface devices to expand the list.
  5.

  Remove all devices twice on the list that you made in the section "Check Device Manager" earlier in this article.

  6.

  Expand the list sound, video and game controllers .

  7.

  Remove all devices twice on the list that you made in the section "Check Device Manager" earlier in this article.

  8.

  Expand the Bus USB controllers list.

  9.

  Remove all devices twice in the list in the section "Check Device Manager" earlier in this article.

  10.

  Click close to close the Device Manager.

  11.

  Restart your computer.

  Note Restart the computer in normal mode.

  For other things to try, please see the website below:

  http://support.Microsoft.com/SWP

  I hope this helps!

  Debra
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
  Visit our Microsoft answers feedback Forum and let us know what you think

• Impossible to install a driver

  I just bought an external hard drive, but he's not talking to my computer.  The manufacturer says that it uses generic drivers included with Windows. I tried to download a driver updated from the manufacturer's website, but when it came for the installation of the drivers USB 3.0 Root Hub and controller, the installation fails with an error Code 31. The external drive is a WD My Passport Ultra, so I returned it to the retailer and they he swapped against a Seagate Extpansion but I have exactly the same problem.

  Thank you very much

  Hello

  Please keep us updated on the issue.

  Try to remove the ghost device manager devices and then try to connect the external hard drive.

  1. click on start, point to programs, point to Accessories and then click command prompt.

  2. at a command prompt, type the following command and press ENTER:

  Set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1

  3. type the following command a command prompt and press ENTER:

  Start devmgmt.msc

  4 solve the devices and drivers in Device Manager.

  NOTE: Click on view the hidden devices on the view menu in Device Manager before you can see devices that are not connected to the computer.

  5. develop devices and removed the ghost device drivers. (Devices in gray)

  6. When you are finished troubleshooting, close Device Manager.

  7. Type exit at the command prompt.

  Note that when you close the command prompt window, window clears the devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1 variable that you set in step 2 and prevents the display when you click on view devices ghost devices.

  Check the following Microsoft forum:

  Windows 7 - reviews, but does not "see" external usb hard drive

  http://social.technet.Microsoft.com/forums/Windows/en-us/dd9cd509-F9AC-4295-a75b-863f92f5595f/Windows-7-notices-but-does-not-see-external-USB-hard-drive?Forum=w7itprohardware

  Important : this section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you proceed with caution. For added protection, back up the registry before you edit it. Then you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click on the number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

  How to back up and restore the registry in Windows

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/back-up-the-registry

  Hope this information is helpful and let us know if you need more assistance. We will be happy to help you.

  Thank you.

• Convert computer virtual Hyper-V on ESXi 4.1

  Hello

  I'll be using vCenter Converter Enterprise 4.2.1 to convert a few Hyper-V virtual machines to ESXi 4.1. Converter

  has an option for Hyper-V and see the virtual machine. These convert motor on or off? Any gotcha in this process?

  You convert Hyper v (2008) or Hyper-V 2.0 (2008 R2).  If you use Hyper-V (2008) then you want to remove your integration components before the conversion.  Depending on your operating system, you may need to change your network driver.  The only other requirements is to go into your virtual machine once converted and remove all ghost devices in DevMgr.  You can do that by typing the following in a command prompt form:

  Set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices = 1
  Start devmgmt.msc

  Go to the file menu, expand the view and select Show hidden devices.

  Good luck.  Ive done much P2Vs of Hyper-V with great success.

• [dv6 3044el] Simple PCI - Ghost modem device?

  Hi all!

  I have a

  HP Pavilion DV6-3044el

  After installation clean Win7x64 PRO and after installing the drivers (and correctly updates all windows update done)

  in Device Manager, it seems that there is a modem peripheral ghost

  It is addressed with the legend

  "Simple PCI Communications controller"

  Research on web search engines I could understand that his unknown device specification is referred to as the 56 k Modem... Just one problem: this model of laptop has no modem...

  Of course, even by train to install generic drivers did not help.

  What can I do?

  Thanks in advance

  Intel Management Engine Interface driver:

  FTP://ftp.HP.com/pub/SoftPaq/sp46501-47000/sp46507.exe

• iCloud, creating dozens of "Untitled" ghost calendars

  The legend says it all.  I have about 6-7 calendars I created over the years and used successfully.  However, some time in the past few weeks, iCloud began to create calendars 'Untitled' ghosts - up limit hard iCloud of 100 total - and I can't delete them.  Well - I * can * remove but they are recreated in a minute or two.

  Has anyone ever seen this problem before, and if so, have they any suggestion to find out how to clean it?  I can't create calendars new now (I guess I could just rename one of them), but more to the point my devices seem to become a little confused.

  For what it's worth, I'm syncing 3 OS X (running 10.11.5) and 2 (running 9.3.2). iOS devices

  Hello

  On your Mac, open System Preferences > ICloud

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  On the device, tap settings > iCloud

  Disable schedules and then turn it back on.

  Give iCloud minutes re sync your calendars.

• Ghost icons

  Mini iPad IOS 9,31

  I have a "Ghost" icon (library of Panasonic). Not sure why there is a problem in the first place, although the Apple software updated recently, so maybe it's the first cause.

  I tried the following

  Hot and cold reboot with or without icon WiFi remains

  Cannot delete as usual (highlight and press on delete) icon icon rest

  Icon can be removed from the list of applications in the settings

  I tried to reinstall it from App Store (open pressed) nothing happens.

  All ideas

  Not clear what you mean by hot and cold reboot. Have you tried a forced reboot? Hold down the home and Sleep/Wake buttons simultaneously for about 15-20 seconds , until the Apple logo appears. Then sign out of the iTunes Store and reconnect.

  If that doesn't help, try a system restore.

  First save your device via iTunes. Import your photos on your computer, and then copy all the important data. Try to restore as new first and test IT. If it's back to normal try restore the backup, however if the backup is corrupt and returns the question, you would have to restore like new again and reconfigure from scratch. It is important to have your photos and your saved data separately from the backup.

  https://support.Apple.com/en-us/HT201252