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sid_7
Sep 23, 2008, 03:58 PM
Hi. I have windows XP. Have problem with my network adapter drivers. I use a broadcom netlink network card.
I have a yellow exclamation mark next to the driver in device manager. It shows an error code 31. I try to uninstall it but it doesn't let me.. says failed to uninstall because it may be used to boot the computer. I have tried downloading latest drivers of the card, but it won't install them. My network card is fine, I know this because I have Ubuntu linux on the same computer and I am running internet on it perfectly fine. But I can't connect to the internet on Windows XP. Kindly help

Scleros
Oct 9, 2008, 08:05 PM
Possible fixes to try:

Failed to uninstall the device. The device may be required to boot up the computer (http://msmvps.com/blogs/thenakedmvp/archive/2007/12/05/quot-failed-to-uninstall-the-device-the-device-may-be-required-to-boot-up-the-computer-quot.aspx)
Windows Driver Uninstall: "Failed to uninstall the device. The device may be required to boot up the computer." (http://fastest963windows.blogspot.com/2008/01/windows-driver-uninstall-failed-to.html)

... then reinstall network card driver. Manually deleting any cached driver files first may also be necessary. A full system backup beforehand would be prudent too.