Error message when computer boots

Each time I boot my computer, the following occurs:

1. A message appears, 'Windows needs to install driver software for your
unknown device'. The default choice is, 'Locate and install driver
software' which I select.

2. I then receive an error message, 'This file does not have a program
associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in
the Set Association Control Panel'. The title bar for the error message
is C:\Windows\System32\newdev.exe

What does this message mean? Why do I need to create an association to
install a mouse driver? How do I do this? I'm very confused about this.
What should I do?

Thank you.

Barney

Have you tried doing the driver installation through 'Device Manager'?
Expand Mice and other pointing devices > right click > click Update Driver.
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"BarneyKatz" <> wrote in message
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> Each time I boot my computer, the following occurs:
>
> 1. A message appears, 'Windows needs to install driver software for your
> unknown device'. The default choice is, 'Locate and install driver
> software' which I select.
>
> 2. I then receive an error message, 'This file does not have a program
> associated with it for performing this action. Create an association in
> the Set Association Control Panel'. The title bar for the error message is
> C:\Windows\System32\newdev.exe
>
> What does this message mean? Why do I need to create an association to
> install a mouse driver? How do I do this? I'm very confused about this.
> What should I do?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Barney

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] wrote:
> Have you tried doing the driver installation through 'Device Manager'?
> Expand Mice and other pointing devices > right click > click Update Driver.


I did this and received the message, "Windows could not find driver
software for your device".

Barney

1. No device in Device Manger has a yellow bang on it and the Device
Status for the mouse is, "Device is working properly".
2. My wireless mouse/keyboard are operating normally.
3. Gateway Tech Support has notified me that there is no updated Vista
driver for the wireless mouse/keyboard, only an XP driver.

At this point I just want the error message to stop loading when I boot.
How do I do this?

Again, the error message at boot offers 3 choices:

1. Locate and install driver software
2. Ask me again later.
3. Don't show this message again.

When clicking the third choice to stop the message from appearing again
(or the first choice), another error message appears that reads "This
file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the Set Association Control Panel".

The title bar for the error message is C:\Windows\System32\newdev.exe

The third choice doesn't work so I can't figure out how to block the
error message from loading. Does anyone know how to do this?

Thank you.

BK

Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin] wrote:
> Have you tried doing the driver installation through 'Device Manager'?
> Expand Mice and other pointing devices > right click > click Update Driver.

> At this point I just want the error message to stop loading when I boot.
> How do I do this?

You are one of the lucky ones, at least it boots.
Mice don't normally need specific drivers, though my give
more functions if they have.
I can have 3 HID's (Mice type devices) running at once
as Human Interface Devices, a wireless PS2 Lyromedia
mouse, then I got a very low priced Logitech Marble
Mouse off eBay, plugged into a USB it worked, then
eBay came up with a cheap Nisis graphics pad,
plugged that in it worked, even all of them at once.
Nothing else works properly, but that's Vista for you.
No Atheros USB wireless USB adapter drivers, printers
and scanner no Vista drivers.
DVD burner, not seen as a burner, only as a reader,
apparently non-compatible chipset in the drive.
Vista is a nightmare.