Dell Inspiron 1501 Notebook Logo
Anonymous Posted on Mar 26, 2010

Device manager problem!

I have a yellow hazard sign next to 6TO4 in my Device manager window. I was told to right click and update them. I ahve done this to all three and after checking online my laptop says

Windows has determined the driver software for your device is up to date

and the yellow hazards are still there. Not sure what to do or if I should just ignore it, please help as I think this may affect my laptop running properly. Thanks in advance

3 Answers

Mustang_Momm

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.

Hot-Shot:

An expert who has answered 20 questions.

  • Expert 86 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 26, 2010
Mustang_Momm
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Governor:

An expert whose answer got voted for 20 times.

Hot-Shot:

An expert who has answered 20 questions.

Joined: Nov 06, 2009
Answers
86
Questions
0
Helped
34887
Points
179

Usually the yellow hazzard signs are an indication that there is a problem either with the device as in (a conflict) or bad device or more likely a driver problem it may have not installed fully or be just a bad driver. You can uninstall the device by going into device manager in safe mode usually (F8) when first starting up computer then click properties and remove the devices with hazzard sign by right clicking on device and left click remove then find new drivers and when machine restarts it will find the new devices and ask for new drivers. Hope this helps you. Leave feedback

Robert Stout

Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Vice President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 100 times.

  • Expert 222 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 26, 2010
Robert Stout
Expert
Level 2:

An expert who has achieved level 2 by getting 100 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

Vice President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 100 times.

Joined: Apr 26, 2009
Answers
222
Questions
1
Helped
70588
Points
698

It sounds like Windows is not recognizing the digital signature of the drivers. If they are the current Dell drivers, you can simply ignore the flags.
If you are bothered by them, you can try removing the device from the D.M. and re-installing to try to resetting the digital signatures. (this may not remove the flags)

Ad

Anonymous

Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 500 times.

  • Master 2,600 Answers
  • Posted on Mar 26, 2010
Anonymous
Master
Level 3:

An expert who has achieved level 3 by getting 1000 points

All-Star:

An expert that got 10 achievements.

MVP:

An expert that got 5 achievements.

President:

An expert whose answer got voted for 500 times.

Joined: Aug 27, 2009
Answers
2600
Questions
0
Helped
1032218
Points
8362

This is from Microsoft support......

6to4 adapter is a component used for transmitting IPv6 packets trough IPv4 network correctly.

In some scenarios, there will be a code 31 or code 10 error appearing beside this component. A possible reason is, the network adapter doesn’t support this feature. You may update the driver for your network adapter or chipset, and then try to uninstall and reinstall the this component.

To uninstall the component, right-click the item in Device Manager and select Uninstall.

To reinstall the component, in Device Manager, Action – Add Legacy Hardware – Next – “Install the hardware that I manually select from a list” – Network adapters – Microsoft – Microsoft 6to4 Adapter – Next – Finish the wizard.

If the steps above doesn’t solve the problem, your network adapter is not a supportive one for this component. You can completely ignore this error, if there isn’t IPv6 network deployed in the environment. The error won’t affect your system.

To remove the error message, please right-click the Command Prompt and run as administrator, type the command netsh in 6to4 set state disable, press Enter. The component will be disabled and hidden.

Hope it helps!

If this does not help, it happened probably after a recent update in March. Use system restore and go back a few weeks and try a past restore point before the updates.

Add Your Answer

×

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

×

Loading...
Loading...

421 views

Ask a Question

Usually answered in minutes!

Top Dell Computers & Internet Experts

Grand Canyon Tech
Grand Canyon Tech

Level 3 Expert

3869 Answers

SmartAviator
SmartAviator

Level 3 Expert

1137 Answers

Brad Brown

Level 3 Expert

19190 Answers

Are you a Dell Computer and Internet Expert? Answer questions, earn points and help others

Answer questions

Manuals & User Guides

Loading...