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PciSports Error

Started by Charliana , Oct 24 2011 11:32 AM

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Charliana

Posted 24 October 2011 - 11:32 AM

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: PciSPorts
Event Category: None
Event ID: 18
Date: 10/24/2011
Time: 8:48:01 AM
User: N/A
Computer: XXXXXX
Description:
The description for Event ID ( 18 ) in Source ( PciSPorts ) cannot be found. The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: .
Data:
0000: 00 00 00 00 01 00 5c 00 ......\.
0008: 00 00 00 00 12 00 06 c0 .......À
0010: 53 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 S.......
0018: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........
0020: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 ........

We are getting this error on some of our computers almost daily. These are new computers which have had a serial port & parallel port added. What is causing this error?

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Macboatmaster

Posted 24 October 2011 - 04:50 PM

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We are getting this error on some of our computers almost daily. These are new computers

Your quote, tends to suggest that you may be talking about something different to the private person using their own computer or computers.

From our Terms Of Use.

We offer free computer help and tech support for home and personal use

That said, please explain the situation, in the light of the above and we may still try and solve the problem.
If they are NEW computers - please confirm they are running XP etc and not Vista or indeed Windows 7.