Hi Fred,
Problems Associated with Modem s. Functioning and up-to-date drivers are vital to modems so that they can maximize input and output of data. Errors here can have direct effects on browsing speeds or even the ability to log on at all. Method 2: Use Hardware Id to find the correct driver. Windows sometimes fails to provide the proper drivers. If your PCI Simple Communication Controller driver cannot be updated by using Windows, you can use its hardware id to find the right driver. Every device has its own hardware id, so does PCI Simple Communication Controller.
1.Which Operating System is installed on the computer?
2.What is the make and model of the printer?
Your computer has PCI slots to accommodate PCI devices such as graphics cards, network adapters and internal modems.
These devices need a driver that controls their activities with the computer. The driver needs to be installed before the device can start properly working.
Whenever the computer detects that one of your PCI devices does not have a corresponding driver installed, an error appears in the 'Device Manager' window, which tells you to install a 'PCI Simple Communications Controller”.
Follow these steps to install “PCI Simple Communications Controller” if you have Windows 7 installed:
1.Determine which among your PCI devices is causing the problem. Click 'Start.' Type 'device' in the search box provided and hit Enter. Select 'Device Manager' under the 'Control Panel' group.
2.Click the arrow beside 'Other devices' and right-click 'PCI Simple Communications Controller.' Select 'Properties' and click the 'Details' tab.
3.Take note of the entry in the 'Details' tab. The entry should be something like 'PCIVEN_1093&DEV_70B8.' This indicates the vendor (VEN) and device ID (DEV) of the PCI device. Take note of these values because you will need them to search for the driver that the computer needs.
4.Open a Web browser and navigate to PCIdatabase.com to match the vendor and device details, and find out which PCI device is malfunctioning in your computer. Once you know which device is malfunctioning, use the installation disc that comes with the device to install the driver to the computer.
Additional Information.
Fix printer problems: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-in/windows/printer-problems-in-windows-help#fix-printer-problems=windows-7&v1h=win8tab1&v2h=win7tab1&v3h=winvistatab1&v4h=winxptab1