Driver Problem?

Just re-installed W98 after a rather nasty worm/virus/something ate
half of my OS. Going through the process of re-installing all of my
software and whatnot, and now, I'm getting this problem (that yellow
exc. point thing) with the "PCI Serial Controller" in the Device
Manager settings - does this have any tie to the USB system?

My modem works OK (it's an external), and the only thing I can see it
affecting is my USB items; I have a camera that the system won't
detect anymore, and a USB joystick that won't work either.

I removed and re-installed the USB drivers, it didn't change anything.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

B

have u formated the harddisk? after a pc has been attack
by a virus, i normally format the harddisk, then installs
win98. if u have already formatted the HDisk.. try
installing the drivers of the camera and joystick..


-----Original Message-----
Just re-installed W98 after a rather nasty
worm/virus/something ate
half of my OS. Going through the process of re-installing
all of my
software and whatnot, and now, I'm getting this problem
(that yellow
exc. point thing) with the "PCI Serial Controller" in the
Device
Manager settings - does this have any tie to the USB
system?

My modem works OK (it's an external), and the only thing
I can see it
affecting is my USB items; I have a camera that the
system won't
detect anymore, and a USB joystick that won't work either.

I removed and re-installed the USB drivers, it didn't
change anything.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

B
.

"Bixx" wrote in message
om...
Just re-installed W98 after a rather nasty worm/virus/something ate
half of my OS. Going through the process of re-installing all of my
software and whatnot, and now, I'm getting this problem (that yellow
exc. point thing) with the "PCI Serial Controller" in the Device
Manager settings - does this have any tie to the USB system?

My modem works OK (it's an external), and the only thing I can see it
affecting is my USB items; I have a camera that the system won't
detect anymore, and a USB joystick that won't work either.

I removed and re-installed the USB drivers, it didn't change anything.

Any ideas or suggestions?

Thanks,

B

Have you installed all the motherboard drivers chipset etc ?, "PCI Serial
Controller" usually refers to an internal modem, check to see if there
isn't one built into the motherboard.

rgds
Li'l Roberto