Results 1 to 3 of 3

Thread: Device Manager > Non-Plug and Play Drivers > Parallel port driver AND Serial

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    293

    Device Manager > Non-Plug and Play Drivers > Parallel port driver AND Serial

    I am running Windows XP with Service Pack 3 on my Asus computer and the onboard ports serial and parallel is disabled in BIOS. If I click on "Show hidden devices" in device manager then it will show the group as stated in the mail subject for 2 devices Parallel port driver

    Event viewer shows in periodic occurrences following error
    Event Type: Error
    Event Source: Service Control Manager
    Event Category: None
    Event ID: 7000
    Date: 07.01.2010
    Time: 20:25:13
    User: N/A
    Computer: ABAFF-FHNDF
    Description: The Parallel port driver service failed to start due to the following error: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

    For more information, see Help and Support Center at
    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

    I cannot find in the Windows Services Manager an item called port driver service. I have also tried to manually remove all these devices from device manager but that didnt help me either. Is there any fix for this problem? Thanks

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Posts
    226

    Re: Device Manager > Non-Plug and Play Drivers > Parallel port driver AND Serial

    I think that kernel drivers are some kind of special kind of services and they do not show up in the services manager. Incase you dont want to see these drivers then just do not enable the "show hidden devices".

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    293

    re: Device Manager > Non-Plug and Play Drivers > Parallel port driver AND Serial

    Thanks for the reply. I just dont want these devices to be present in the device manager, it kind of irritating seeing them there. I am also kind of pissed of seeing error in then event viewer that is generated by these two devices, if these are not used anyways, then why they have kept it in the first place?

Similar Threads

  1. Replies: 5
    Last Post: 26-12-2010, 07:31 PM
  2. Need to use a serial device in usb port
    By affleck in forum Hardware Peripherals
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 16-09-2009, 11:57 AM
  3. The Parallel port driver service failed to start
    By pushpendra in forum Vista Setup and Install
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 27-09-2008, 07:46 AM
  4. serial port does not appear in device manager.
    By Yu-ning Feng in forum Windows Server Help
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 20-04-2008, 06:49 AM
  5. Parallel Port Driver Service Error
    By Valentin in forum Vista Help
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 09-03-2008, 07:47 PM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Page generated in 1,711,617,556.19087 seconds with 17 queries