But with the Pro version it takes just 2 clicks (and you get full support and a 30-day money back guarantee): 1) Download and install Driver Easy. 2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers. 3) Click the Update button next to the.
Last Updated on May 16, 2018
The other day I was trying to uninstall and then upgrade my VMware Workstation from version 10 to 12 and I kept getting an “MSI ” Failed” Windows Error.
Turns out it helps to stop not only VMware programs running via Task Manager, but to also stop the VMware Windows Services. After that, VMware Workstation 10 uninstalled successfully and I was able to install VMware WS 12 with no problems!
Well, there was one problem involving an hcmon driver error, but it was an easy fix.
Failed To Install The Hcmon Driver Windows 10 64 Bit
HP Printers - Windows 10 Built-in Driver Failed to Install This document is for HP printers and computers with Windows 10. When you connect the printer to your computer wirelessly, with a USB cable, or an Ethernet cable, Windows 10 does not automatically install the built-in printer driver. How to fix Failed to install the hcmon driver error Using a registry cleaner automates the process of finding invalid registry entries, missing hcmln references like the one causing your hcmon. Type ” command ” in the search box SYS files such as hcmon. 1) Download and install Driver Easy. 2) Run Driver Easy and click Scan Now. Driver Easy will then scan your computer and detect any problem drivers. 3) Click the Update button next to the flagged drivers to automatically download and install the correct version of their driver (you can do this with the FREE version). Failed To Install Hcmon Driver Vsphere Right-click My Computer and click Manage. Click Device Manager. Click View Show hidden devices. Double-click Non-Plug and Play Drivers Right-click hcmon and click Uninstall. Delete the C:Windowssystem32drivershcmon.sys file. Restart the computer.
Note: Restart your machine after installs/uninstalls so other issues don’t arise! (This is important!)
Failed To Install Hcmon Vmware
- Installing vSphere Client 5.1 fails.
- You see the error:
Failed to install hcmon - The vminst.log file (located in the %TEMP% folder) contains entries similar to:
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:InstallDriver: Installing hcmon driver
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:InstallDriver: Copying files, so stopping any pre-existing service
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 E1:VNLStopService: Could not query service 'hcmon' status: 0x00000003
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:VNLCopyFileToSystemDir: Copying 'C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesVMwareUSBhcmon.sys' to 'C:Windowssystem32drivershcmon.sys'
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:VNLInstallService: Stopping any pre-existing instances of service
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 E1:VNLStopService: Could not query service 'hcmon' status: 0x00000003
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 E1:VNLInstallService: Service 'hcmon' already exists: 0x00000431
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 XX:VNLInstallService: reconfigured existing service
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:InstallDriver: Installed driver hcmon, now starting
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 E1:VNLStartService: Service 'hcmon' could not be started: 0x000000a1
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 E1:VNL_InstallHcmon: Failed to create service for hcmon driver.
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:ParseCommand: operation: successful
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:VNLSpawn64BitVnetlibTask: Done waiting for process, code 0
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:VNLSpawn64BitVnetlibTask: process was not successful
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 I1:InstallDriver: Launched 64-bit process, result FALSE
inst-build-1060398 : MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 E1:VNL_InstallHcmon: Failed to create service for hcmon driver.
USBDeviceInstUtil-build-1060398: MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 ERROR: Failed calling VNL_InstallHcmon()
USBDeviceInstUtil-build-1060398: MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 Freeing library: 1669922816
USBDeviceInstUtil-build-1060398: MM/DD/YY 14:25:10 ERROR: Failed to install hcmon
Note: The preceding log excerpts are only examples. Date, time, and environmental variables may vary depending on your environment.