Hello. I'm hoping this is posted in the correct place and that someone can help me.
I'm running Win 7 Professional x64. My computer automatically updated last night and this morning my network adapter is giving me an error 10 message. This is what I have and this is what I've done so far.
Adapter = 82578DC Gigabit adapter from Intel.
Core = i5 (entertainment core)
Win 7 x64 Professional Service Pack 1
It was working last night prior to the automatic update from Windows without issue.
I downloaded and installed the latest software for that adapter. Version = 11.16.87.0 (date of driver Feb 2, 2012). The driver came as
part of a PROSet Version 17.1.55.0 directly from Intel.
In the Network Connections Properties Tabs, I am told that the device status is, "This device cannot start. (Code 10)"
I've tried
- Uninstalling the software and letting Windows install what it thinks it needs.
- Disabling and re-enabling.
- Rebooting everything.
- I can't roll back to a previous patch as the hardware fails on both original drivers and the new ones I downloaded earlier today.
I suspect it's an esoteric registry entry that needs to be edited but I haven't the foggiest. I hoping someone can help. Thank you in advance.