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Dear all,
In my system event log running windows 2000 Pro Sp3, I j^have the following message :
"Unable to get device object pointer for port object."
Linked to Event ID : 2
Source : parVdm
how to dig out what is wronmg here?
I have two paralel and 2 COm port on my system and I can print correctly to them without any problem.
Thanks for your help
Regards
Something to do with invalid Parallel VDM drivers error
try uninstalling the Parallel port drivers
then let windows re-install them after the reboot
make sure in the BIOS each of them are using a unique memory address and irq area
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Device Manager > Ports.
Double-click the LPT/ECP port.
In the Port Settings tab, enable "Use any interrupt assigned to the port".
I have enable that interupt on my LPT port but I still have that eror in EventLog system entry
what esle?
I have also try to reinstall the driver and let window at next reboot to installa them again
thnaks for your help
Try changing the parallel port type to ECP in BIOS setup. If it's ECP, try SPP.
I have only ECP, outpou only, Bi-directionnal and EPP?
should I try all of them?
sorry to disturb , my question might be stupid but I am figting fo week now on this issue
Why are you fighting? Everything works, right? If you think there will come a day when there are no error messages in Event Manager, you're wrong. :(
view from that point thats true except that the system that I am buidling now will serve as an inge that will be deploy to more that 500 of our czstomer all over the words so for that I need to get no error at the building pahse thats all I ment.
Now this error I get from the system log based on this driver is the only one I have and could be the reason also that my system is not shuting down and restarting properly.....
AS thta was the last point you mentionned in a previous link for bios that are handle with ACPI and thats my case
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Does this base machine have a parallel device attached?
yes it has on paralerll printer attached
The error may be pointing to that particular device. If the other 500 machines won't have that, is it a good idea to include in your image?
Also try getting updated drivers for the printer.
just by any chance, Do you have VM Ware installed in that machine?
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whats that ? and how do I know if it is installed?
hmm.... i take it you don't have it then.
in case you wonder is this software here
http://www.vmware.com/download/
i asked, cuz i've seen the SAME error message with VM Ware installed, and if you made Changes to the Parallel port, without re-installing VM Ware to get the new changes
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if the PC is not yours, go to ADD / Remove Program and see if VM Ware is listed there ;)