Guru,
If there is a problem with a device driver being loaded, then what do I do with W2000? As soon as it sees a device, the operating system will not let you run without a device driver. You can delete the drivers with Device Manager and even go into the c:\winnt\system32\dllcache and delete the drivers that were installed, and it will still show up after rebooting. Checked in TechNet and the KB, and they have no documentation on how to prevent a device driver from loading.
If I delete the device and re-install AS2000, and re-run the device configuration again, I still get the same error message that the tape engine service stopped unexpectedly. Reboot to clear the memory and the device reappears. (I loathe M$ for their well thought out features. I use RHLinux for work when I can.)
You would think that the device configuration setup option to grant exclusive access to the TL would be able to set up control and then install what ever device driver AS 2000 needs to run the TL. Re-installing W2000 is not an option because of the server's role (file server, 99.99% uptime expected). Besides, based on what I've seen in W2000, it would not overwrite what ever device information the previous install has unless I burned it down completely and then installed again. That is about a 6 hour process with the size of the array on the server.
Any ideas since CA appears to be fresh out ?