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Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: no_spam_paquette
Date: Sep 6, 2008 06:33

About four months ago I purchased a D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless
card for use with a legacy desktop whose motherboard I had just
replaced with an identical “new” (sealed in original package) Intel
D845GEBV2 replacement motherboard that I bought on eBay for a
reasonable price. The motherboard works fine but I have had no end of
difficulty with wireless card.

Various problems, including the one that I am about to describe, led D-
Link support to recommend that I exchange the originally purchased
wireless card for an identical replacement which I did on July...
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: Pegasus (MVP)
Date: Sep 6, 2008 07:12

wrote in message
news:71662164-89a1-49fd-a22e-e0755e582167@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
About four months ago I purchased a D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless
card for use with a legacy desktop whose motherboard I had just
replaced with an identical
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: John John (MVP)
Date: Sep 6, 2008 07:14

Could you post the contents of the
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
key? Get the contents of the key when the problem is present.

John

no_spam_paquette@uwo.ca wrote:
> About four months ago I purchased a D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless
> card for use with a legacy desktop whose motherboard I had just
> replaced with an identical “new” (sealed in original package...
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: John John (MVP)
Date: Sep 6, 2008 07:18

Pegasus (MVP) wrote:
> wrote in message
> news:71662164-89a1-49fd-a22e-e0755e582167@25g2000hsx.googlegroups.com...
> About four months ago I purchased a D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless
> card for use...
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: no_spam_paquette
Date: Sep 6, 2008 07:59

Also, since booting to “normal mode with networking” fails, I would
think trying to use msconfig to identify any software conflict is
probably a waste of time. What do you think?
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: no_spam_paquette
Date: Sep 6, 2008 08:15

On Sep 6, 10:56 am, "no_spam_paque...@uwo.ca" wrote:
> On Sep 6, 10:31 am, "no_spam_paque...@uwo.ca" wrote:
>
>> On Sep 6, 10:14 am, "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>> Could you post the contents of the
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>> key?  Get the contents of the key when the problem is present.
>
>>> John
>
>>> no_spam_paque...@uwo.ca wrote:
>>>> About four months ago I purchased a D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless
>>>> card for use with a legacy desktop whose motherboard I had just
>>>> replaced with an identical “new” (sealed in original package) Intel
>>>> D845GEBV2 replacement motherboard that I bought on eBay for a
>>>> reasonable price.  The motherboard works fine but I have had no end of
>>>> difficulty with wireless card.
>
>>>> Various problems, including the one that I am about to describe, led D- ...
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: John John (MVP)
Date: Sep 6, 2008 08:15

no_spam_paquette@uwo.ca wrote:
> On Sep 6, 10:14 am, "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>Could you post the contents of the
>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>key? Get the...
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: John John (MVP)
Date: Sep 6, 2008 08:32

no_spam_paquette@uwo.ca wrote:
> Below is the same key without the D-Link software installed. This
> boots just fine. I used Word to compare this key with and without the
> D-Link drivers installed. There are only two differences:
>
> 1. GinaDLL is referenced with the drivers installed but not without,
> and

As mentioned in my other post this adds yet more weight to my suspicions.
> 2. the binary code in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft
> \Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Notify\WgaLogon\Settings key is
> very different.
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: no_spam_paquette
Date: Sep 6, 2008 11:43

On Sep 6, 11:15 am, "John John (MVP)" wrote:
> no_spam_paque...@uwo.ca wrote:
>> On Sep 6, 10:14 am, "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
>>>Could you post the contents of the
>>>HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon
>>>key?  Get the contents of the key when the problem is present.
>
>>>John
>
>>>no_spam_paque...@uwo.ca wrote:
>
>>>>About four months ago I purchased a D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless
>>>>card for use with a legacy desktop whose motherboard I had just
>>>>replaced with an identical “new” (sealed in original package) Intel
>>>>D845GEBV2 replacement motherboard that I bought on eBay for a
>>>>reasonable price.  The motherboard works fine but I have had no end of
>>>>difficulty with wireless card.
>
>>>>Various problems, including the one that I am about to describe, led D- ...
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Re: Reboot-loop problem with D-Link DWA-542 n-protocol wireless-card drivers         


Author: John John (MVP)
Date: Sep 6, 2008 12:23

no_spam_paquette@uwo.ca wrote:
> Thanks so much, John. Deleting the GinaDLL key resolved the problem
> completelly!

You're welcome.

John
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