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Device and Driver Installation
Roadmap for Device and Driver Installation
Overview of Device and Driver Installation
Device and Driver Installation Fundamental Topics
Device and Driver Installation Advanced Topics
Creating Secure Device Installations
Device Identification and Properties
Device Installations and System Restarts
Device Installations on 64-Bit Systems
Drivers with Special Installation Requirements
Registry Trees and Keys for Devices and Drivers
Troubleshooting Device and Driver Installations
Using Device Manager
Device Manager Error Messages
CM_PROB_NOT_CONFIGURED
CM_PROB_OUT_OF_MEMORY
CM_PROB_INVALID_DATA
CM_PROB_FAILED_START
CM_PROB_NORMAL_CONFLICT
CM_PROB_NEED_RESTART
CM_PROB_PARTIAL_LOG_CONF
CM_PROB_REINSTALL
CM_PROB_REGISTRY
CM_PROB_WILL_BE_REMOVED
CM_PROB_DISABLED
CM_PROB_DEVICE_NOT_THERE
CM_PROB_FAILED_INSTALL
CM_PROB_HARDWARE_DISABLED
CM_PROB_FAILED_ADD
CM_PROB_DISABLED_SERVICE
CM_PROB_TRANSLATION_FAILED
CM_PROB_NO_SOFTCONFIG
CM_PROB_BIOS_TABLE
CM_PROB_IRQ_TRANSLATION_FAILED
CM_PROB_FAILED_DRIVER_ENTRY
CM_PROB_DRIVER_FAILED_PRIOR_UNLOAD
CM_PROB_DRIVER_FAILED_LOAD
CM_PROB_DRIVER_SERVICE_KEY_INVALID
CM_PROB_LEGACY_SERVICE_NO_DEVICES
CM_PROB_DUPLICATE_DEVICE
CM_PROB_FAILED_POST_START
CM_PROB_HALTED
CM_PROB_PHANTOM
CM_PROB_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN
CM_PROB_HELD_FOR_EJECT
CM_PROB_DRIVER_BLOCKED
CM_PROB_REGISTRY_TOO_LARGE
CM_PROB_SETPROPERTIES_FAILED
CM_PROB_WAITING_ON_DEPENDENCY
CM_PROB_UNSIGNED_DRIVER
CM_PROB_USED_BY_DEBUGGER
CM_PROB_DEVICE_RESET
Device Manager Details Tab
Viewing Hidden Devices
SetupAPI Logging
SetupAPI Logging (Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000)
Debugging Device Installations
Best Practices for Device and Driver Installation
Early Launch AntiMalware
INF File Sections and Directives
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Device Manager Error Messages

Last Updated: 8/26/2016

When Device Manager marks a device with a yellow exclamation point, it also provides an error message.

The following table lists the errors reported by Device Manager on Windows 2000 and later versions of Windows. These error codes are defined in Cfg.h.

Error codeProblem name

Code 1

CM_PROB_NOT_CONFIGURED

Code 3

CM_PROB_OUT_OF_MEMORY

Code 9

CM_PROB_INVALID_DATA

Code 10

CM_PROB_FAILED_START

Code 12

CM_PROB_NORMAL_CONFLICT

Code 14

CM_PROB_NEED_RESTART

Code 16

CM_PROB_PARTIAL_LOG_CONF

Code 18

CM_PROB_REINSTALL

Code 19

CM_PROB_REGISTRY

Code 21

CM_PROB_WILL_BE_REMOVED

Code 22

CM_PROB_DISABLED

Code 24

CM_PROB_DEVICE_NOT_THERE

Code 28

CM_PROB_FAILED_INSTALL

Code 29

CM_PROB_HARDWARE_DISABLED

Code 31

CM_PROB_FAILED_ADD

Code 32

CM_PROB_DISABLED_SERVICE

Code 33

CM_PROB_TRANSLATION_FAILED

Code 34

CM_PROB_NO_SOFTCONFIG

Code 35

CM_PROB_BIOS_TABLE

Code 36

CM_PROB_IRQ_TRANSLATION_FAILED

Code 37

CM_PROB_FAILED_DRIVER_ENTRY

Code 38

CM_PROB_DRIVER_FAILED_PRIOR_UNLOAD

Code 39

CM_PROB_DRIVER_FAILED_LOAD

Code 40

CM_PROB_DRIVER_SERVICE_KEY_INVALID

Code 41

CM_PROB_LEGACY_SERVICE_NO_DEVICES

Code 42

CM_PROB_DUPLICATE_DEVICE

Code 43

CM_PROB_FAILED_POST_START

Code 44

CM_PROB_HALTED

Code 45

CM_PROB_PHANTOM

Code 46

CM_PROB_SYSTEM_SHUTDOWN

Code 47

CM_PROB_HELD_FOR_EJECT

Code 48

CM_PROB_DRIVER_BLOCKED

Code 49

CM_PROB_REGISTRY_TOO_LARGE

Code 50

CM_PROB_SETPROPERTIES_FAILED

Code 51

CM_PROB_WAITING_ON_DEPENDENCY

Code 52

CM_PROB_UNSIGNED_DRIVER

Code 53

CM_PROB_USED_BY_DEBUGGER

Code 54

CM_PROB_DEVICE_RESET

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