Vista USB 2.0 PCMCIA Lock-up

Posted: 06-30-2007, 11:52 PM
Hi,
I recently bought a genaric usb 2.0 pcmcia. It works perfect in XP SP2
(duel-boot) but not in Vista home premium. ANYTIME i insert the card it locks
the computer up, i could be booting the system, have the card in the system
at boot or inserting it when vista is running. When it locks there is no BSOD
or anything, i have to force a shut down. Im running on a gateway solo 9550.
512 ram, 32 vram, 1066 mhz.
thanks

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freddy
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RE: Vista USB 2.0 PCMCIA Lock-up
Posted: 07-01-2007, 12:08 AM
tjb1991,

Some folks have had good luck resolving issues like you have by deleting the
INFCACHE.1 file, which can get corrupted with bad data and cause issues. The
file is located at C:\Windows\inf. There, scroll down to the INFCACHE.1 file
and right click it and select delete. To do this, you will likely have to
give yourself permission to delete it, because of Windows built-in security
you know. Just right click the file, select Properties and then click on the
security tab. Let us know whether this procedure does anything. Sometimes
it does and sometimes not. Post back on the results. If needed, we'll try
something else.

--
freddy


"tjb1991" wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently bought a genaric usb 2.0 pcmcia. It works perfect in XP SP2
> (duel-boot) but not in Vista home premium. ANYTIME i insert the card it locks
> the computer up, i could be booting the system, have the card in the system
> at boot or inserting it when vista is running. When it locks there is no BSOD
> or anything, i have to force a shut down. Im running on a gateway solo 9550.
> 512 ram, 32 vram, 1066 mhz.
> thanks
>
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tjb1991
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RE: Vista USB 2.0 PCMCIA Lock-up
Posted: 07-01-2007, 12:40 AM
hey,
Well, i deleted it, inserted the card, and the system actually stayed
alive a little longer than usual. it was about 10 seconds instead of 5, i
think your close.

Thanks for your quick help
-tjb1991

"freddy" wrote:
> tjb1991,
>
> Some folks have had good luck resolving issues like you have by deleting the
> INFCACHE.1 file, which can get corrupted with bad data and cause issues. The
> file is located at C:\Windows\inf. There, scroll down to the INFCACHE.1 file
> and right click it and select delete. To do this, you will likely have to
> give yourself permission to delete it, because of Windows built-in security
> you know. Just right click the file, select Properties and then click on the
> security tab. Let us know whether this procedure does anything. Sometimes
> it does and sometimes not. Post back on the results. If needed, we'll try
> something else.
>
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "tjb1991" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > I recently bought a genaric usb 2.0 pcmcia. It works perfect in XP SP2
> > (duel-boot) but not in Vista home premium. ANYTIME i insert the card it locks
> > the computer up, i could be booting the system, have the card in the system
> > at boot or inserting it when vista is running. When it locks there is no BSOD
> > or anything, i have to force a shut down. Im running on a gateway solo 9550.
> > 512 ram, 32 vram, 1066 mhz.
> > thanks
> >
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freddy
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RE: Vista USB 2.0 PCMCIA Lock-up
Posted: 07-01-2007, 01:02 AM
tjb1991,

I don't know whether we're close or not. Check to see whether the
INFCACHE.1 file got reestablished. If it did, delete it again.

If that doesn't work, check a report in which Vista records error
conditions: Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Problem Reports and
Solutions. Peruse the report and note any error conditions contained
therein. Focus on report recommendations for corrective action to take.
Post back. There are still other things that can be done.
--
freddy


"tjb1991" wrote:
> hey,
> Well, i deleted it, inserted the card, and the system actually stayed
> alive a little longer than usual. it was about 10 seconds instead of 5, i
> think your close.
>
> Thanks for your quick help
> -tjb1991
>
> "freddy" wrote:
>
> > tjb1991,
> >
> > Some folks have had good luck resolving issues like you have by deleting the
> > INFCACHE.1 file, which can get corrupted with bad data and cause issues. The
> > file is located at C:\Windows\inf. There, scroll down to the INFCACHE.1 file
> > and right click it and select delete. To do this, you will likely have to
> > give yourself permission to delete it, because of Windows built-in security
> > you know. Just right click the file, select Properties and then click on the
> > security tab. Let us know whether this procedure does anything. Sometimes
> > it does and sometimes not. Post back on the results. If needed, we'll try
> > something else.
> >
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "tjb1991" wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I recently bought a genaric usb 2.0 pcmcia. It works perfect in XP SP2
> > > (duel-boot) but not in Vista home premium. ANYTIME i insert the card it locks
> > > the computer up, i could be booting the system, have the card in the system
> > > at boot or inserting it when vista is running. When it locks there is no BSOD
> > > or anything, i have to force a shut down. Im running on a gateway solo 9550.
> > > 512 ram, 32 vram, 1066 mhz.
> > > thanks
> > >
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tjb1991
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RE: Vista USB 2.0 PCMCIA Lock-up
Posted: 07-01-2007, 02:00 AM
Nope, the file didnt get reestablished, and the records did not have any
errors concerning that.

thanks

"freddy" wrote:
> tjb1991,
>
> I don't know whether we're close or not. Check to see whether the
> INFCACHE.1 file got reestablished. If it did, delete it again.
>
> If that doesn't work, check a report in which Vista records error
> conditions: Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Problem Reports and
> Solutions. Peruse the report and note any error conditions contained
> therein. Focus on report recommendations for corrective action to take.
> Post back. There are still other things that can be done.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "tjb1991" wrote:
>
> > hey,
> > Well, i deleted it, inserted the card, and the system actually stayed
> > alive a little longer than usual. it was about 10 seconds instead of 5, i
> > think your close.
> >
> > Thanks for your quick help
> > -tjb1991
> >
> > "freddy" wrote:
> >
> > > tjb1991,
> > >
> > > Some folks have had good luck resolving issues like you have by deleting the
> > > INFCACHE.1 file, which can get corrupted with bad data and cause issues. The
> > > file is located at C:\Windows\inf. There, scroll down to the INFCACHE.1 file
> > > and right click it and select delete. To do this, you will likely have to
> > > give yourself permission to delete it, because of Windows built-in security
> > > you know. Just right click the file, select Properties and then click on the
> > > security tab. Let us know whether this procedure does anything. Sometimes
> > > it does and sometimes not. Post back on the results. If needed, we'll try
> > > something else.
> > >
> > > --
> > > freddy
> > >
> > >
> > > "tjb1991" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi,
> > > > I recently bought a genaric usb 2.0 pcmcia. It works perfect in XP SP2
> > > > (duel-boot) but not in Vista home premium. ANYTIME i insert the card it locks
> > > > the computer up, i could be booting the system, have the card in the system
> > > > at boot or inserting it when vista is running. When it locks there is no BSOD
> > > > or anything, i have to force a shut down. Im running on a gateway solo 9550.
> > > > 512 ram, 32 vram, 1066 mhz.
> > > > thanks
> > > >
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RE: Vista USB 2.0 PCMCIA Lock-up
Posted: 07-01-2007, 02:16 AM
tjb1991,

This next step is a little more involved and may take more time and effort,
but what can you do. The following site was established by HP to aid its
customers in troubleshooting USB issues. Since USB is a universal standard,
the steps involved at the site can be used by anyone:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/g...name=c00820197

I'm assuming that the pcmcia USB card is Vista compatible, since it should
be in compliance with the universal USB standard, but there is always a
possibility that it's not. If you can't resolve this problem, you might
start checking from that point of view.

--
freddy


"tjb1991" wrote:
> Nope, the file didnt get reestablished, and the records did not have any
> errors concerning that.
>
> thanks
>
> "freddy" wrote:
>
> > tjb1991,
> >
> > I don't know whether we're close or not. Check to see whether the
> > INFCACHE.1 file got reestablished. If it did, delete it again.
> >
> > If that doesn't work, check a report in which Vista records error
> > conditions: Start > All Programs > Maintenance > Problem Reports and
> > Solutions. Peruse the report and note any error conditions contained
> > therein. Focus on report recommendations for corrective action to take.
> > Post back. There are still other things that can be done.
> > --
> > freddy
> >
> >
> > "tjb1991" wrote:
> >
> > > hey,
> > > Well, i deleted it, inserted the card, and the system actually stayed
> > > alive a little longer than usual. it was about 10 seconds instead of 5, i
> > > think your close.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your quick help
> > > -tjb1991
> > >
> > > "freddy" wrote:
> > >
> > > > tjb1991,
> > > >
> > > > Some folks have had good luck resolving issues like you have by deleting the
> > > > INFCACHE.1 file, which can get corrupted with bad data and cause issues. The
> > > > file is located at C:\Windows\inf. There, scroll down to the INFCACHE.1 file
> > > > and right click it and select delete. To do this, you will likely have to
> > > > give yourself permission to delete it, because of Windows built-in security
> > > > you know. Just right click the file, select Properties and then click on the
> > > > security tab. Let us know whether this procedure does anything. Sometimes
> > > > it does and sometimes not. Post back on the results. If needed, we'll try
> > > > something else.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > freddy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > "tjb1991" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > > I recently bought a genaric usb 2.0 pcmcia. It works perfect in XP SP2
> > > > > (duel-boot) but not in Vista home premium. ANYTIME i insert the card it locks
> > > > > the computer up, i could be booting the system, have the card in the system
> > > > > at boot or inserting it when vista is running. When it locks there is no BSOD
> > > > > or anything, i have to force a shut down. Im running on a gateway solo 9550.
> > > > > 512 ram, 32 vram, 1066 mhz.
> > > > > thanks
> > > > >
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