[latemasterd]

I just tried a registry cleaner - didn't fix it. I might be on to something - if you open C:/Windows/inf/setupapi.dev.log it has a record of the installations... I don't know if it means anything to anyone in this forum but here is the record of the latest failed installation.

>>> [Finish Install Wizard - USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0B02\35373633-3831-4131-3800-0050BF3F5173]
>>> Section start 2008/08/02 17:04:31.518
dvi: {Build Driver List} 17:04:31.518
! dvi: Driver list already built
dvi: {Build Driver List - exit(0x00000000)} 17:04:31.519
dvi: {DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV} 17:04:31.519
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 17:04:31.519
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Enter 17:04:31.520
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 3: Enter 17:04:31.520
dvi: CoInstaller 3: Exit
dvi: Class installer: Enter 17:04:31.521
dvi: Class installer: Exit
dvi: Default installer: Enter 17:04:31.522
dvi: {Select Best Driver}
dvi: Selected driver installs from section [WINMOBIL] in 'c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\wc erndis.inf_d847fb09\wcerndis.inf'.
dvi: Class GUID of device changed to: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}.
dvi: {DIF_DESTROYPRIVATEDATA} 17:04:31.524
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 17:04:31.524
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Enter 17:04:31.525
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 3: Enter 17:04:31.525
dvi: CoInstaller 3: Exit
dvi: Class installer: Enter 17:04:31.526
dvi: Class installer: Exit
dvi: {DIF_DESTROYPRIVATEDATA - exit(0x00000000)} 17:04:31.527
dvi: Set selected driver complete.
dvi: Selected:
dvi: Description - [Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter]
dvi: InfFile - [c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\wce rndis.inf_d847fb09\wcerndis.inf]
dvi: Section - [WINMOBIL]
dvi: Signer - [microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher]
dvi: Rank - [0x0dff2000]
dvi: {Select Best Driver - exit(0x00000000)}
dvi: Default installer: Exit
dvi: {DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV - exit(0x00000000)} 17:04:31.530
dvi: {DIF_NEWDEVICEWIZARD_FINISHINSTALL} 17:04:31.566
dvi: Using exported function 'NetClassInstaller' in module 'C:\Windows\system32\NetCfgx.dll'.
dvi: Class installer == NetCfgx.dll,NetClassInstaller
dvi: Using exported function 'NciDeviceInstall' in module 'C:\Windows\system32\nci.dll'.
dvi: CoInstaller 1 == nci.dll,NciDeviceInstall
dvi: Using exported function 'WlanDeviceClassCoInstaller' in module 'C:\Windows\system32\wlaninst.dll'.
dvi: CoInstaller 2 == wlaninst.dll,WlanDeviceClassCoInstaller
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 17:04:31.575
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Enter 17:04:31.576
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Exit
dvi: Class installer: Enter 17:04:31.576
!!! dvi: Class installer: failed(0xe0000204)!
!!! dvi: Error 0xe0000204: The requested device registry key does not exist.
dvi: {DIF_NEWDEVICEWIZARD_FINISHINSTALL - exit(0xe0000204)} 17:04:31.577
<<< Section end 2008/08/02 17:07:00.335
<<< [Exit status: FAILURE(0xe0000204)]


If you open C:/Windows/inf/setupapi.dev.log it says the following for the same installation:

>>> [DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV - USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0B02\35373633-3831-4131-3800-0050BF3F5173]
>>> Section start 2008/08/02 17:04:13.869
cmd: rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\newdev.dll,pDiDeviceInstallAct ion \\.\pipe\PNP_Device_Install_Pipe_1.{7109723e-c050-4944-ae02-8ce5c716ac1d} "USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0B02\35373633-3831-4131-3800-0050bf3f5173"
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 17:04:13.869
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Enter 17:04:13.870
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 3: Enter 17:04:13.870
dvi: CoInstaller 3: Exit
dvi: Class installer: Enter 17:04:13.871
dvi: Class installer: Exit
dvi: Default installer: Enter 17:04:13.871
dvi: {Select Best Driver}
dvi: Selected driver installs from section [WINMOBIL] in 'c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\wc erndis.inf_d847fb09\wcerndis.inf'.
dvi: Class GUID of device remains: {4d36e972-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}.
dvi: Set selected driver complete.
dvi: Selected:
dvi: Description - [Microsoft Windows Mobile Remote Adapter]
dvi: InfFile - [c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\wce rndis.inf_d847fb09\wcerndis.inf]
dvi: Section - [WINMOBIL]
dvi: Signer - [microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher]
dvi: Rank - [0x0dff2000]
dvi: {Select Best Driver - exit(0x00000000)}
dvi: Default installer: Exit
<<< Section end 2008/08/02 17:04:13.875
<<< [Exit status: SUCCESS]

ndv: Device Install failed for new device...installing NULL driver.

>>> [DIF_DESTROYPRIVATEDATA - USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0B02\35373633-3831-4131-3800-0050BF3F5173]
>>> Section start 2008/08/02 17:07:00.336
cmd: rundll32.exe C:\Windows\system32\newdev.dll,pDiDeviceInstallAct ion \\.\pipe\PNP_Device_Install_Pipe_1.{7109723e-c050-4944-ae02-8ce5c716ac1d} "USB\VID_0BB4&PID_0B02\35373633-3831-4131-3800-0050bf3f5173"
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 17:07:00.336
dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Enter 17:07:00.337
dvi: CoInstaller 2: Exit
dvi: Class installer: Enter 17:07:00.338
dvi: Class installer: Exit
<<< Section end 2008/08/02 17:07:00.338
<<< [Exit status: SUCCESS]

You can see where it decides to load the standard "Unknown Device" driver at the end...that driver is successful.