hi
i'm trying to switch installed drivers in system using the pnputil. I type the following:
pnputil -i -a vmx_svga.inf
and getting the following error:
[Device Install (DiInstallDriver) - C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf]>>> Section start 2015/09/15 15:37:43.265 cmd: "C:\Windows\system32\PnPutil.exe" /i /a .\vmx_svga.inf inf: {SetupCopyOEMInf: C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf} 15:37:43.265 inf: Driver Store location: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf inf: Published Inf Path: C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf inf: Opened PNF: 'C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf' ([strings] <src=oempath>) inf: Installing Catalog C:\Windows\INF\vmx_svga.cat as: oem9.CAT ! inf: Failed to Catalog - error ignored ! inf: Error 2: The system cannot find the file specified. inf: OEM source media location: C:\Windows\INF\ inf: {SetupCopyOEMInf exit (0x00000000)} 15:37:43.530 inf: Opened PNF: 'C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf' ([strings] <src=oempath>) dvi: Set selected driver complete. dvi: {Build Driver List} 15:37:43.780 dvi: Searching for hardware ID(s): dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&subsys_040515ad&rev_00 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&subsys_040515ad dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&cc_030000 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&cc_0300 dvi: Searching for compatible ID(s): dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&rev_00 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&cc_030000 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&cc_0300 dvi: pci\ven_15ad dvi: pci\cc_030000 dvi: pci\cc_0300 dvi: Processing a single INF: 'c:\windows\inf\oem9.inf' inf: Opened PNF: 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf' ([strings] <src=drvstore>) dvi: Created Driver Node: dvi: HardwareID - PCI\VEN_15AD&DEV_0405&SUBSYS_040515AD&REV_00 dvi: InfName - C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf dvi: DevDesc - VMware SVGA II dvi: DrvDesc - VMware SVGA II dvi: Provider - VMware, Inc. dvi: Mfg - VMware, Inc. dvi: ModelsSec - VMware.NTx86.6.0 dvi: InstallSec - vmx_svga_vista dvi: ActualSec - vmx_svga_vista dvi: Rank - 0x0dfc0000 dvi: Signer - microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher dvi: Signer Score - WHQL dvi: DrvDate - 07/28/2011 dvi: Version - 11.7.10.0 dvi: {Build Driver List - exit(0x00000000)} 15:37:45.543 dvi: {Build Driver List} 15:37:45.543 dvi: Searching for hardware ID(s): dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&subsys_040515ad&rev_00 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&subsys_040515ad dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&cc_030000 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&cc_0300 dvi: Searching for compatible ID(s): dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405&rev_00 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&dev_0405 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&cc_030000 dvi: pci\ven_15ad&cc_0300 dvi: pci\ven_15ad dvi: pci\cc_030000 dvi: pci\cc_0300 dvi: Processing a single INF: 'C:\Windows\INF\oem9.inf' inf: Opened PNF: 'C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf' ([strings] <src=drvstore>) dvi: Created Driver Node: dvi: HardwareID - PCI\VEN_15AD&DEV_0405&SUBSYS_040515AD&REV_00 dvi: InfName - C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf dvi: DevDesc - VMware SVGA II dvi: DrvDesc - VMware SVGA II dvi: Provider - VMware, Inc. dvi: Mfg - VMware, Inc. dvi: ModelsSec - VMware.NTx86.6.0 dvi: InstallSec - vmx_svga_vista dvi: ActualSec - vmx_svga_vista dvi: Rank - 0x0dfc0000 dvi: Signer - microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher dvi: Signer Score - WHQL dvi: DrvDate - 07/28/2011 dvi: Version - 11.7.10.0 dvi: {Build Driver List - exit(0x00000000)} 15:37:46.931 dvi: {DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV} 15:37:46.931 dvi: Using exported function 'DisplayClassInstaller' in module 'C:\Windows\system32\DispCI.dll'. dvi: Class installer == DispCI.dll,DisplayClassInstaller dvi: Using exported function 'VMX_ModeChange' in module 'C:\Windows\system32\vmx_mode.dll'. dvi: CoInstaller 1 == vmx_mode.dll, VMX_ModeChange dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 15:37:47.805 dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit dvi: Class installer: Enter 15:37:47.805 dvi: Class installer: Exit dvi: Default installer: Enter 15:37:47.820 dvi: {Select Best Driver} dvi: Selected driver installs from section [vmx_svga_vista] in 'c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf'. dvi: Class GUID of device remains: {4d36e968-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318}. dvi: Set selected driver complete. dvi: Selected: dvi: Description - [VMware SVGA II] dvi: InfFile - [c:\windows\system32\driverstore\filerepository\vmx_svga.inf_d8ce6ae1\vmx_svga.inf] dvi: Section - [vmx_svga_vista] dvi: Signer - [microsoft windows hardware compatibility publisher] dvi: Rank - [0x0dfc0000] dvi: {Select Best Driver - exit(0x00000000)} dvi: Default installer: Exit dvi: {DIF_SELECTBESTCOMPATDRV - exit(0x00000000)} 15:37:48.273 dvi: {DIF_DESTROYPRIVATEDATA} 15:37:48.507 dvi: CoInstaller 1: Enter 15:37:48.507 dvi: CoInstaller 1: Exit dvi: Class installer: Enter 15:37:48.725 dvi: Class installer: Exit dvi: Default installer: Enter 15:37:48.959 dvi: Default installer: Exit dvi: {DIF_DESTROYPRIVATEDATA - exit(0xe000020e)} 15:37:48.959<<< Section end 2015/09/15 15:37:48.959<<< [Exit status: FAILURE(0x00000103)]