Hardware In Windows

Last updated 11 February, 2005

Windows Hardware Compatibility List

Hardware in Windows

• A Program Compatibility Check List for Windows XP
• ACPI-Enabled Laptop Prompts Twice for a Hardware Profile
• After You Install a Visioneer USB Scanner the CPU Usage May Be Unusually High
• AMD PowerNow! Functionality May Not Be Available in Windows XP
• Aztech 2316 Sound Card Incorrectly Detected as SoundBlaster Pro
• Blank Screen After Installing Secondary Video Adapter
• BUG: Media Player Doesn't Recognize That Video Hardware Is Available
• Computer Hangs During Hardware Detection or On First Startup
• Computer Hangs When Removing DVD-ROM Drive From Bay
• Computer Stops Responding After Installing HP Picture Place 1.0
• Can I access my Seagate Direct Tape Access 3.0 in Windows Me?
• Cannot Install 3Com 3C905B Network Adapter in Windows 98
• Cannot Resume Movie Using Microsoft DVD Player
• Cannot Resume Toshiba Tecra Laptop Computer in Docking Station
• Cannot Start Windows 98 with Umax S6E Scanner Installed
• CD-ROM Does Not Run Automatically When Inserted
• CH Products F16 CombatStick Loses Calibration in Windows 98
• Chameleon Audio/Modem ComboCard Incorrectly Appears in Incompatible Hardware List
• Definitions of Common Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) Terms
• Description of Device Drivers
• Description of Processor Support in Device Manager
• Description of Ultra DMA
• Desktop Icons May Not Appear on a Secondary Monitor
• Digital Video Device Not Capturing Video with Adaptec AHA-8940
• Disabling the Windows Key on Microsoft Natural Keyboard
• Description of Ultra DMA
• Disk Drive or CD-ROM Access Light Blinks Every Few Seconds
• DVD Movie Pauses or Stops in MediaMatics DVD Express
• Electrostatic Discharge Disables Devices Plugged In To USB Hub
• Error Messages Are Displayed When Using a Canon Printer
• Error Message Inserting DVD Movie in Cinemaster C WDM DVD Drive
• Error Message When You Start with More Than 2 Floppy Disk Drives
• Error Messages on Sony Laptop with SMC IR Ports
• Error Message: Batmeter.dll Is Linked to Missing Export...
• Error Message: Memory Parity Error Detected. System Halted
• Error Message "No Valid Drive/Disc Found" Playing Audio CD After Using Data CD-ROM
• Error Message: Run-Time Error '429' OLE Automation Server Can't Create Object
• Error Message: Windows Could Not Start Because of a Computer Disk Hardware Configuration Problem
• Err Msg: Internal Error 45: Your Infrared Software Has...
• Err Msg: MMSYSTEM277 A Problem Occured Initializing MCI. Try...
• Err Msg: While Initializing Device Shell: Cannot Find or Load... 
• Err Msg: Your Computer Does Not Have Enough Free Memory to...
• Error Running Batch Setup to Computer with Infrared Port
• Fatal Exception in CDVSD Starting Windows 98
• Fatal Exception in Openhci.sys When Devices Connected to USB
• Fatal Exception Error Message in VXD IOS(04)
• Found New Hardware Wizard Identifies a Kodak DS 4500 Color Scanner as a Kodak DS 4000 Scanner 
• Hang on Resume with Ultra DMA Device and ACPI BIOS with _GTF Support
• Hard Disk Does Not Suspend While Running APC PowerChute Plus
• Hardware Malfunction Results in System Error Message
• Hardware Profile Menu Is Not Displayed Correctly on Computer That Uses Double-Byte Character Set
• Hardware that Requires the Non-Maskable Interrupt May Stop Working
• "Help and Support Center" Does Not Collect All the Hardware Information
• How to Cause CD Player to Play Audio CDs Automatically
• How to Determine If Hardware or Software Is Compatible with Windows XP
• How to Determine the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) That Is Used in Windows XP
• How to Disable IRQ Sharing for 16-Bit PC Cards That Do Not Support ISA-to-PCI Routed Interrupts
• How to Disable Media Sense for TCP/IP in Windows
• How to Disable the Feature That Allows CD-ROMs and Audio CDs to Run Automatically
• How to Enable ACPI Support in Windows 98
• HOWTO: Enable UDMA66 Mode on Intel Chipsets
• How to Force a Hardware Abstraction Layer During an Upgrade or New Installation of Windows XP
• HOW TO: How to Manage Devices in Windows XP
• HOW TO: Set Up Hardware Profiles for Laptop Computers with Windows XP
• HOW TO: Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
• How to install or add a high-speed controller card
• How can I get help fixing my IntelliPoint Mouse?
• How to Install and Test a Scanner in Windows 98
• How do I install new hardware in Windows 98-
• How to Move a Windows XP Installation to Different Hardware
• How to Print Device Manager Contents to a Text File
• How to Troubleshoot Event 9 and Event 11 Error Messages
• How to Use Real-Mode CD-ROM Drivers from Windows 98 Startup Disk
• How to Use System Information (MSINFO32) Switches
• How Windows 95/98/Me Manages Virtual Memory
• I can't get my joystick to install, why?
• INFO: Suspend Timer Exceeds Set Time in IBM Laptop
• Infrared Searching Does Not Respond When Enabled
• Is there a way to determine if my CD-ROM drive is supported in Windows 98-
• I just bought a new larger hard disk. Is it supported in Windows 98-
• I have problems shutting down my Windows 98-based computer with a Compaq FX-series monitor connected. Why-
• I installed new Microsoft hardware, but the Microsoft Input Devices folder on the Start menu is empty. What should be there-
• Large IDE Hard Disk May Run In Compatibility Mode
• Less Conventional Memory in European Versions of Windows 98
• List of Hardware That Is Compatible with Windows Media Tools 4.1
• Low Hard Disk Space After Computer Exits Standby Mode
• I installed a new Microsoft Mouse. Why was it not detected by Windows-
• Memory Parity Errors: Causes and Suggestions
• Microsoft Plug and Play Pointing Device Not Detected
• Minimum Hardware Requirements for the Microsoft Windows XP Operating Systems
• Monitor Type Not Retained When Upgrading or Reinstalling Windows
• Monitoring Applications May Cause Windows Media Services to Stop Responding
• Moving USB Mouse Causes Print Job to Terminate
• My Acer Travel Mate 720 stops working after I hot dock or undock it, why?
• My DVD-ROM drive does not work after I installed Windows 98. How can I determine if it is supported-
• My monitor will not go into Power Management mode on my Toshiba Tecra 530C after I upgraded, why?
• My Philips 665 Vesta USB Camera will not install, why?
• NetMeeting Cannot Run When You Are Running a DVD-ROM Program
• New Hardware Wizard May Detect the Printer Device After Every Restart of the Computer
• New Universal Serial Bus Keyboard Does Not Work Correctly
• No Video or Choppy DVD Playback with a Toshiba Hardware Decoder Version 2 or 3
• Intel Pentium III CPU Identified as Intel Pentium II CPU
• Plug and Play Support in Windows Questions and Answers
• Problems Using SCSI Scanner Without an Updated ASPI Layer
• Problems When You Create an Audio CD with Your Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Drive
• Problems When You Use a Microtek X12USL Scanner with an Automatic Document Feeder in Windows XP
• Problems with Two Sony DV Cameras Attached
• Problems with VIA UHCI Host Controller
• Prompted for Video Driver When New Hardware Profile Is Created
• PS/2 Mouse Does Not Work After Upgrading to Windows 98
• PS/2 Port Appears to Be Disabled on ThinkPad Computer
• Resources for Troubleshooting DVD Problems in Windows XP
• Resources for Troubleshooting Modem Problems in Windows XP
• Resources for Troubleshooting Sound Problems in Windows XP
• SCSI Setup & Basic SCSI Troubleshooting in Windows
• Seagate Hard Disk May Not Spin Down While in Standby Mode
• Setup Does Not Detect Multiple Display Adapters Correctly
• Setup Hangs During Hardware Detection on HP Computer
• The eject option for my USB Floppy Drives/LS-120 drive won't work, why?
• To add a new hardware driver to setup.exe
• Toshiba Tecra 530CDT Does Not Resume from Standby When Docked
• Trap 14 on Resume from Standby with FireWire Device
• Troubleshooting Device Conflicts with Device Manager
• TV Out on ATI All In Wonder May Not Work Properly
• Two PC Cards Detected for Every One Inserted into Your Computer
• Unable to Burn a CD By Using a Samsung CD-RW Drive
• Unexpected Detection of Communication Port from Add New Hardware Wizard in Windows XP
• Unexpected Power-Management Issues with Windows XP and Intel PIII CPU
• Universal Serial Bus Devices Do Not Work in Safe Mode
• Unknown Devices in Device Manager After Upgrading to Windows 98
• USB in Windows Millennium Edition
• USB Troubleshooting in Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows Me
• Using IEEE 1394 devices
• Using USB serial devices and hardware with your computer
• Using the WINDOWS key
• Video Capture WDM Driver Does Not Work in Windows 98
• Virtual Memory Reported Incorrectly in Windows 98
• When I double-click the Winmodem icon in Control Panel, I receive the error message "There is no WinModem found in your computer, but some corrupted files were found and they have been cleaned." Why-
• When I start Windows, I receive error messages about Nwredir.vxd. What causes this
• Why can't I change the setting for my IntelliPoint mouse?
• Why does the joystick port still appear after I remove my sound card in Device manager-
• Why don't have a advanced power management support on my Dell Latitude after I upgraded?
• Why is my Nvidia TNT2 Ultra adapter detected incorrectly?
• Why won't my USB keyboard or mouse work in safe mode?
• Windows and Advanced Power Management (APM) Support
• Windows Hangs at Logo Screen After Attaching External Device
• Windows May Hang After Startup If DVD Drive Is Left Open
• Windows Support for Large IDE Hard Disks
• Windows XP Hardware Compatibility List
• Write Data Error When You Try to Use a CD-ROM Re-Writable Drive