Allen wrote:
> Hello! I need to post this problem because i found out that many users out
> there like me have this problem that says "THE DATA IS INVALID" after
> installing or reinstalling driver. This topic refers to add-on cards such as
> video card, sound card, capture card, usb card, etc. Specifically mine is
> video capture card (hauppage wintv-hvr 1250).
>
> This is what I have done so far:
> 1) Downloaded the latest driver from the vendor and reinstalled
> unsuccessfully. They even have the solution for the exact problem I have
> which is changing permission in the registry -
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE.......ENUM\PCI. This is useful to some but not to
> me and to some.
> 2) I have tried a different motherboard with same harddrive (luckily, it
> booted fine) and showed same problem. Drivers won't finish installing.
> 3) I tried another video capture card of a different brand and showed the
> same problem. Also tried on different PCI slot with no luck.
> 4) Updated chipsets and BIOS, and retried again things mentioned above.
> 5) I tried resetting the permissions to default state in the entire registry
> and tried reintalling driver again without success.
>
> It seems that the problem lies in my machine, probably in the registry
> because some users tried REFORMATING AND REINSTALLING their Windows XP
> machine, reinstalled the driver and works. But this solution is not the real
> solution. So if anyone out there has a real solution or advice, please post
> it, and I thank you in advance.

In this post, there is mention of copying a "driver.cab" from the
Windows CD. KB810882

http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...f?dmode=source

Paul