Device driver was not successfully installed (no driver found) on Windows 7 x64

Anonymous
2014-07-23T15:44:09+00:00

I have had this problem for quite some time now, but tried to fix it on and off.

I knew I had problems with USB devices. Not even a standard keyboard will install.

Here is what I have found out:

I have a standard keyboard which I have used on this computer before.

Now it ONLY works if I plug it into the port I installed it on originally.

ALL other USB ports fail.

I then started trying moving other devices around.

They all ONLY work in the ports they were installed on originally.

ALL report a "no driver found" message when trying to use another port.

I then decided to check with a webcam that I never installed on this computer.

It fails on ALL ports.

So it's not only one port or one device.

I now want to move a 3TB harddisk from another computer of mine.

I have a USB3.0 dock that I KNOW supports 3TB drives as it already run one, but on another pc.

On this one I get the same error as in the title, no matter what port I try.

I then decided to pull the drive from the USB dock and mount it internally.

It STILL gives the above error as shown here:

It's almost as if Windows have lost ALL drivers for ALL devices??!?

I have tried the following:

commandline as admin > SFC /SCANNOW

That reports that eveything is fine.

I ran CHKDSK on all drives

No errors.

I tried running the following antispyware:

superantispyware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

AdwCleaner

CCleaner

All gives a clean bill of health.

I read other people went into the device manager and deleted all the USB devices, so I tried that.

That made my mouse and keyboard die. Forced shutdown. Boot.

Then Windows showed me I needed USB drivers, but I could not get them as mouse and keyboard didn't work.

I had to boot on my Recovery Disc, and do a system restore.

I don't know if it's any help but I have this from an attempt to run a repair:

I am really getting deperate.

Oh, as a sidenote. Reinstalling/resetting Windows is NOT an option!

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-08-10T13:20:54+00:00

    The computer is one I built myself.

    I have checked for new drivers from the motherboard producer last week.

    My motherboard is a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 rev.1.2 with the newest BIOS firmware.

    Please remember it's not only USB devices that won't work.

    I can't even add an internal harddisk to the SATA connectors on the motherboard.

    It gives the same error.

    A simple thing like moving my mouse to another USB port provides the same error.

    I will try your solution, but last time I went into the manager and started deleting USB bus controllers, all USB devices stopped working, including mouse and keyboard. I forced a reboot and then Windows asked me to plug in a mouse and keyboard. Windows came up with errors reinstalling the devices saying no drivers was found. I had to boot from my recovery cd and roll back the changes.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-09T16:37:26+00:00

    Hi,

    Please provide the following information related to the issue:

    What is the Make and Model of the computer?

    When the external devices connected to the USB port don't work, it means either the driver is not installed properly or the devices are faulty. In your case, it happens with multiple devices. So, faulty device can't be taken into consideration. Now, I would suggest you to uninstall all the USB device drivers and restart the computer as Windows will reinstall the drivers. Check if the keyboard, camera or an external hard drive is getting detected or not. Follow the steps to do so:

    • Press Windows+X keys and select Device Manager.
    • Locate the Universal Bus Controllers driver and right click on them. Select Uninstall.
    • Restart the computer. Windows will install the generic drivers. Connect the devices again and check if it helps.

    If this doesn't fix the issue, I would suggest you to download and install the latest chipset driver for Windows 7 from the manufacturer's website of the computer. Here's an article that shows how to update the drivers on Windows 7

    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/update-driver-hardware-isnt-working-properly#update-driver-hardware-isnt-working-properly=windows-7

    Please let us know if the issue still persists.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-05T00:40:50+00:00

    Seagate Drive Detect software says I have the newest firmware version:

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-04T16:06:48+00:00

    As you say your Model ST2000DL003-9VT166 ATA Device is not an external USB drive. The Seagate link I provided contained CC32 firmware for the drive. Are you saying that you already have CC32 installed?

    http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/218171en

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-04T13:35:18+00:00

    I checked for firmware update for the Seagate drive, and according to Seagate there is no new firmware available. I am puzzled however, as you say the drive is a USB device. It is an internal SATA drive.

    Regarding the HS-SD/MMC USB Device, when I remove it and reboot, it gets reinstalled, so all I can do is to disable it in the manager, as it's a device built into my monitor. I need the monitor's USB hub as it's the only one that delivers enough power to keep my wireless headset running, so unplugging it is not an option. The thing is, I have been running Windows 7 x64 with this exact hardware setup for about a year, and it's only gone wrong within about 2 months. Before then everything worked.

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