ENE CIR Receiver Driver

[AussieDog]

~2014.05.13~

I've made the move from Windows Vista to Windows v.8.1 on my HP Pavilion dv7-2173cl Entertainment Notebook.

I get the following error message:

''Solve a Problem with Your Infared Receiver'' -
"Your infrared receiver has stopped working properly because a compatible driver isn't available for this version of Windows. The model name of your infrared receiver is ENE CIR Receiver. This device is distributed by many different PC

manufacturers. To find out if an updated version of your infrared receiver is available, contact your device or PC manufacturer."

WHERE DO I FIND THE DRIVER  "because a compatible driver isn't available for" Windows v.8.1?

My research shows:

Release details - File name: sp41591.exe [1/1, 1.02M], Released: 2008-11-14, Version: 2.6.0.0 A, Compatibility: Microsoft Windows Vista (32-bit), Microsoft Windows Vista (64-bit), Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit), Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit) (http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&softwareitem=ob-66806-1)

HP Pavilion dv7-2173cl Entertainment Notebook, OS Win v.8.1, P/N NV026UA#ABA, S/N CNF925OH9C

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

The W7 driver should work.

This one is newer than what you found, and it is right from your PC's support and driver page.

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=ob-75516-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en&...

[AussieDog]

Mr. Tikkanen:

Found many ENE CIR ["Consumer Infrared Receiver"] drivers at HP w/ various release dates, file names, file sizes, & versions all compatibile w/ Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit), et. al. Your version, 2.7.4.0 A, is indeed the most recent.

Even tho this'n was for removal of the ENE CIR driver it was helpful info to understand what the driver is: http://www.shouldiremoveit.com/ENE-CIR-Receiver-Driver-16850-program.aspx.

Thanks...

P.S. What does the company name "ENE" stand for?

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

I don't know who ENE is.

A google search was unproductive.

[AussieDog]

Yeppur!!  Me 2.

Anyone out there know?

[upsetuser]

after all I have found I realize one thing that no one cared to explain to us! This device is for Remote Control; why do we need it on Win 8 or 8.1?

Regards