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Partition Resize Causes Devices to Stop Working
Hi, I've got a fairly serious problem with my devices, though I think it is because of GParted. I am dual-booting off of separate hard drives, Ubuntu and Windows 7. The Windows 7 drive has a couple of extra linux partitions on it that I use for storage and a fallback OS. Yesterday I used GParted in Ubuntu to add 60 GB to the Windows 7 Partition - I didn't move the partition, just added 60 GB on to the end, moving and resizing the linux partition that came after it. Now, when I boot into Windows 7, it loads up fine, but none of my hardware devices, from the DVD drive to the USB mouse to the wireless network adapter, work. When I check any of these devices out in Device Manager, each one gives as an error that:
"Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device. A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might be malicious software from an unknown source."
I can't verify that it was the resize that did this, as I was fooling around with iPod jailbreaking software recently, but it seems reasonable to think that the resize is more likely the culprit. Any thoughts on this? Google search gives nothing on this as far as I can see.