Edb.log

[Guest]

I upgraded from Windows 2000 professional to Windows XP professional since
then I am unable to install any drivers and some programs even though they
are XP compatible and work on my other XP professional machines I read
article number 822798 which discusses this problem and asks me to rename the
Edb.log through the command prompt when I type in what they ask me to I get
the response "unable to access..... in use by another program..." nothing
else is running and do not know why this is the case. I have current drivers
that are compatible with Windows but after I go to the process of installing
them they just not become installed.

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Hello Jason,
Be sure you are looking at the correct sub-folder. The log file at issue is at CATROOT2 not CATROOT.
This one is folder referred to %systemroot%\system32\catroot2\

If you do have that Catroot2 folder, rename it to something else, like OLDCAT2.

From main Windows Start menu, select RUN, type in
CMD <Enter-key>

type in
net stop wuauserv <Enter-key>
net stop cryptsvc <Enter-key>

Do your cleanup now.

Go back to Command prompt window.
type in

net start cryptsvc <Enter-key>
net start wuauserv <Enter-key>
EXIT <Enter-key>

 

[Guest]

still on luck the XP diver will not install on this one PC. What does
%systemroot%\system32\catroot2\ If you do have that Catroot2 folder, rename
it to something else, like OLDCAT2. From main Windows Start menu, select
RUN, type in

 

[Maurice N ~ MVP]

Jason, your last post got mashed up. Did you try my steps?
and then what kind of device driver are you attempting to install?

What is Make & model of device at issue here.

 

[Guest]

It is a Wireless-G Notebook Adapter V2.0 form Linksys. I all so went to there
website to download the newest driver for XP but still know luck. I called
and thay said that the driver works with XP, and it does work find on my
other XP notebooks