Several devices in Device Manager have Code 3 error
- by John Straka
One of our users' machines (Dell Optiplex 380 running Windows 7 32-bit) is having a weird driver issue. A bunch of devices have Error Code 3:
The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources. (Code 3)
The system isn't low on memory (only 1GB in use out of whatever the max for 32-bit is.)
Here's a screenshot of the affected devices:
I tried reinstalling the chipset and audio drivers to no avail. I have no idea what prompted it, and I'm not sure how the basic Windows Generic PnP Monitor driver could even be corrupted. What might be causing this error?