20+ phantom ethernet controllers!

@/2ct!< · May 14, 2006, 12:46 AM

I just got my pc that I shipped to myself and everything boots fine except now I have about 20 "ethernet controllers" that windows tries to install hardware for. It cannot find the hardware. Also, when I try and uninstall them they come back. Is this a virus or some sort of system error?

@/2ct!< · May 14, 2006, 03:46 AM

Ah, the culprit was dust. There was a bunch of dust on my wireless card and must have been shorting a connection because once i dusted it off it worked normally, except the wireless card does not work :/

May 14, 2006, 12:46 AM	#1
@/2ct!< DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,384 Rep Power: 0	20+ phantom ethernet controllers! I just got my pc that I shipped to myself and everything boots fine except now I have about 20 "ethernet controllers" that windows tries to install hardware for. It cannot find the hardware. Also, when I try and uninstall them they come back. Is this a virus or some sort of system error? __________________

May 14, 2006, 03:46 AM	#2
@/2ct!< DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,384 Rep Power: 0	Ah, the culprit was dust. There was a bunch of dust on my wireless card and must have been shorting a connection because once i dusted it off it worked normally, except the wireless card does not work :/ __________________