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
    2014-08-11T22:20:55+00:00

    I uninstalled and reinstalled them, not that it helped, but can't see how they can affect a harddisk not being installed.

    If that was the reason then I would not even be able to install Windows as the drivers for the chipset wasn't installed at the time.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-12T01:41:29+00:00

    I uninstalled and reinstalled them, not that it helped, but can't see how they can affect a harddisk not being installed.

    If that was the reason then I would not even be able to install Windows as the drivers for the chipset wasn't installed at the time.

    Chipset drivers are typically involved with the Hard drive controllers. There are generic drivers as part of the Windows 7 installation DVD for initial installation purposes.

    Sometimes the driver may become corrupt. That is why I suggested reinstalling them.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-21T19:42:07+00:00

    Just to let everyone know...

    I still have no solution to this issue.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-21T21:25:24+00:00

    Your original post referred to a different drive to the one I posted about earlier.

    Check you have the latest firmware for this drive "ST3000DM001":

    http://knowledge.seagate.com/articles/en_US/FAQ/223651en

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-21T22:52:16+00:00

    Well I gave up on that drive and mounted it on another pc, just after my initial post.

    Sorry I didn't mention that.

    Regarding my Generic Ultra HS-SD/MMC USB Device...

    I uninstalled it as you suggested, and now Windows can't find the drivers for it anymore.

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