Wow, that's a lot of work for you to do. I do hope that this leads
to a successful resolution. Please continue to keep us posted.

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:52:13 -0500, coljohnhannibalsmith
<coljohnhannibalsmith.2ypppz@no-mx.forums.net> wrote:

>
>Vivian at MS next had me attempt to use the SD card in "Device" Clean
>Boot mode. This involves opening Device Manager and disabling all
>non-essential devices, which I did, inluding the other two components of
>the 5-in-1 card reader, which were not being used. When I inserted the
>SD card, the system Blue Sceened almost inmediately. So, it appears the
>problem is either with the driver or with Vista itself. I can't wait to
>hear the response from MS! BTW, Vivian said that if necessary she will
>open a separate Trouble Ticket for the "memtest.exe" problem, free of
>charge. This one definitely sounds like an MS isssue, so at least
>they're taking responsibility for it. I don't know if I'll ultimately
>get a resolution; but so far their service has been pretty good.
>
>Anyway, I've learned a little bit about device driver troubleshooting.
>It apears the process is to test the device in Safe Mode and if stable,
>test again in Clean Boot mode. If stable, reenable applications and
>services until the device fails and you've found the culprit. If
>unstable in Clean Boot mode, test the device in Device Clean Boot mode.
>If stable, reenable devices until the device under consideration fails
>and again you've found you're culprit. If unstable, then the issue is
>either with the driver itself or the OS. Very interesting! This is where
>I am now.
>
>If MS places the blame on the driver my next step will be to post the
>text of the .INF files here, for the drivers that aren't working and
>perhaps the original XP x32 drivers, which I've never tested; but assume
>must have worked when the unit shipped. Then with luck a knowledgeable
>person might be able to examine them and point out any differences that
>could potentially be the source of the problem. This set of drivers
>actually contains 4 components. The CardBus driver, the SD/MMC Card
>Reader, the MS/MS Pro Card Reader and the xD Card Reader. I intend to
>post the .INF files for all 4 devices for the failing driver set and a
>known good driver set, albeit for XP x32. I believe I have all the tools
>I need to edit drivers now. I've got the .CAB SDK, the Vista WDK, WINPE2
>and the Express version of MS Visual Studio 2005 and all the relevant
>components. At this point all I'll need is a couple of hints to point me
>in the right direction. Wow, I never thought I'd get this deep into this
>mud hole, yikes!
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Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
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