Multilink Driver Problem

[peg]

Hello,

Up until recently, on my main desktop (Win XP SP3), I had CW3.1, CW5.0, CW6.0 and PEMicro HCS08 Development Kit all installed and all working and all able to communicate through my USB Multilink (USB-ML-12 Rev B Firmware V5.79).
Recently I used Add/Remove Programmes to remove CW3.1 and CW5.0, then I installed CW6.2.
Towards the end of the install I got this error, see attached file Exhibit A. It still proceeded however and when I eventually plugged in the Multilink the computer found the "new" hardware and looked like it was going to set it up but ended up with this error (See Exhibit B).

Since then:
1. I have downloaded the driver 9.02 from P&E and installed that. It gave the same error as in the CW install.
2. Downloaded the driver_test.exe programme from P&E, it says everything is where it is supposed to be.
3. Used Add/Remove programmes to do a repair on CW6.2, this took about an hour but achieved nothing.
4. Moved all the files mentioned by the driver_test programme to another directory, removed and re-installed 9.02 drivers from P&E, now when do test everything there except for windrv6.inf but this is what the error says.
5. Contacted P&E support, waited for 5 days, then they said to uninstall drivers, uninstall HCS08 Dev Kit then re-install the 9.02 drivers. Exactly the same problems occur.

I have run out of ideas!

My Multilink still works on another computer.

I feel there is just something I have to delete or some registry entry to modify/delete and all will be well again.

Can anybody offer any other suggestions?

[J2MEJediMaster]

I've got a couple ideas--mind you, ideas--you could try.

1) Remove CW 6.2. Plug in the USB adapter (from your notes you did not have it plugged in, correct?) Now try the CW 6.2 installation again. Maybe the adapter has to be plugged in for the installer to find the right file.
2) Maybe the Windows registry got pranged, and you know what that means: unless you're a real wizard at Windows plumbing, the only way to fix that is to backup everything and reinstall Windows. I suspect that's not a viable option.
3) Let's cut to the chase and have you file a SR on that. Click here to do that.

---Tom

[peg]

Hello Tom,

1) If I were to try this again I would like to have more then "maybe". I actually think it was plugged in for the installation anyway.

2) Having Codewarrior is not worth that much to me. Although I want my P&E tools back.

3) Will do.

Thanks

[CompilerGuru]

You can try to see a bit on what happens behind the (failing) installers with some SysInternals tools.
For example the Process Monitor captures all system calls, looking at the failed calls might give a glue:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx

Daniel

[peg]

Thanks Daniel,

Will give this a try.

Also to add to the story:

P&E further advised to remove drivers again and remove CW6.0. Then re-install drivers.
This did nothing to fix the problem, although the free space on my harddrive is increasing.