[Nedgraphics Hardlock Device Driver 5 22
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The specified location does not contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the location contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with the Windows x64 Edition operating system.
The behavior typically occurs when a device driver is not written for an x64-based version of Windows. This behavior can also occur if the device driver is correctly written for an x64-based version of Windows, but the installation .inf file is incorrectly decorated.
For more information about .inf file requirements for x64-based computers, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Manually decorate the .inf file. However, we do not recommend that you manually decorate the driver .inf file. Instead, we recommend that you contact the device manufacturer for an updated device driver.
For more information about .inf file decoration requirements for 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Your hardware manufacturer provides technical support and assistance for Microsoft Windows x64 editions. Your hardware manufacturer provides support because a Windows x64 edition was included with your hardware. Your hardware manufacturer might have customized the Windows x64 edition installation with unique components. Unique components might include specific device drivers or might include optional settings to maximize the performance of the hardware. Microsoft will provide reasonable-effort assistance if you need technical help with your Windows x64 edition. However, you might have to contact your manufacturer directly. Your manufacturer is best qualified to support the software that your manufacturer installed on the hardware.
For product information about Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
PnPUtil ships with every release of Windows and makes use of the most reliable and secure APIs available and its use is recommended. For more information on using PnPutil instead of devcon, see Replacing DevCon.
The specified hardware ID must exactly match the hardware ID of the device. Patterns are not valid. Do not type a single quote character (') to indicate a literal value. For more information, see Hardware IDs and Device Identification Strings.
The DevCon Install operation creates a new non-Plug and Play device node. Then, it uses the DevCon Update operation to install drivers for the newly added device. As a result, the success message for the DevCon Install operation reports that DevCon has created the device node and that it has updated the drivers for the device.