Lil' Dave wrote:
> "Sandy Bartlet" <bartlets@nospam.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uZ%23WpXRwIHA.5096@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> I cannot install my IEEE 1394 controller or a 5-button MS USB Intelli-mouse
>> optical or an HP Laserjet 1100 printer. The hardware is detected and
>> properly identified but the driver install ends with:
>>
>> There is a problem installing this hardware:
>> IEEE 1394 Controller
>> An error occurred during the installation of the device
>> The data is invalid
>>
>> I get the same error for the mouse. For the printer I get:
>>
>> Printer driver was not installed. Operation could not be completed.
>>
>> I am running Windows XP SP3 with all updates installed (same problem when
>> it was SP2). Uninstalling and re-installing does not help.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks...
>
> Know it sounds not applicable to recent hardware, but, it can happen in some
> cases. Try working at the bios level in the bios setup. For instance, if
> you don't have onboard LAN or a LAN card, use the hardware irq 3 for
> firewire. USB is similar, but harder to track down which hardware irq to
> use as you probably have more than one USB controller. You have to figure
> out which is being used by the mouse and printer you're having problems
> with. Your bios setup has to have the ability to assign an irq to a PCI
> slot for this to work for the firewire card. Otherwise, you may have to
> play "musical chairs" with the other cards for the working combo. If you
> can get the firewire working this way, I'll get back with you if you have
> multiple USB controllers.

The firewire is part of the motherboard. See my response to George for my
solution. Thanks for the suggestion...