Event Details
Operating System->Microsoft Windows->Built-in logs->Windows 2000-2003->System Log->Source PlugPlayManager->EventID 271 - The Plug and Play operation cannot be completed because a device driver is preventing the device from stopping. The name of the device driver is listed as the vetoing service name below.
EventID 271 - The Plug and Play operation cannot be completed because a device driver is preventing the device from stopping. The name of the device driver is listed as the vetoing service name below.
 Sample:
Event Type:     Information
Event Source:   PlugPlayManager
Event Category: None
Event ID:       271
Date:           10/16/2009
Time:           18:11:14
User:           
Computer:       MACHINENAME
Description:    
The Plug and Play operation cannot be completed because a device driver is preventing the device from stopping. The name of the device driver is listed as the vetoing service name below. 

Vetoed device: ROOT\DMIO\0000 
Vetoing device: Root\dmio\0000 
Vetoing service name: Driver\dmio 
Veto type 6: PNP_VetoDevice 

When Windows attempts to install, upgrade, remove, or reconfigure a device, it queries the driver responsible for that device to confirm that the operation can be performed. 
If any of these drivers denies permission (query-removal veto), then the computer must be restarted in order to complete the operation.

User Action
Restart your computer.
Log Type: Windows Event Log
 Uniquely Identified By:
Log Name: System
Filtering Field Equals to Value
OSVersion Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Source PlugPlayManager
EventId 271
Field Matching
FieldDescriptionStored inSample Value
DateTime Date/Time of event origination in GMT format. DateTime 10.10.2000 19:00:00
Source Name of an Application or System Service originating the event. Source Security
Type Warning, Information, Error, Success, Failure, etc. Type Success
User Domain\Account name of user/service/computer initiating event. User RESEARCH\Alebovsky
Computer Name of server workstation where event was logged. Computer DC1
EventID Numerical ID of event. Unique within one Event Source. EventId 576
Description The entire unparsed event message. Description Special privileges assigned to new logon.
Log Name The name of the event log (e.g. Application, Security, System, etc.) LogName Security
Category A name for a subclass of events within the same Event Source. Category Logon/Logoff
Vetoed device InsertionString1 ROOT\DMIO\0000
Vetoing device InsertionString2 Root\dmio\0000
Vetoing service name InsertionString3 Driver\dmio
Veto type InsertionString5 %5
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