Re: Help with registry key

From: David Candy (david_at_mvps.org)
Date: 04/28/04 

Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 03:54:08 +1000

If your driver will work I don't know and can't be bothered going to mustak's site to find out. Seeing you have been there.

If it's a well known setup program then yes. Otherwise who knows. They screwed up once. I don't know. You have the software, I don't. It will take you 2 minutes to find out. 

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"David Cameron" <nomail@to.me> wrote in message news:OEhHIkULEHA.628@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Sorry David I wasn't clear.
> I mean can I intall a Windows 2000 driver on XP *using the compatability
> wizard*?
> 
> 
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:OFzE5eULEHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> I have no idea if you can (can you install?), but the setup program, if a
> well known one, will think it's on 2000. (It should be asking windows what
> version not reading the registry)
> 
> The programmers made a mistake
> 
> Did
> 
> If Version = 5 then install
> 
> instead of
> 
> If Version => 5 then install
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> "David Cameron" <nomail@to.me> wrote in message
> news:%23FKpxRULEHA.340@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Cheers David,
> > I am new to XP (as you will have guessed).I will have to read up on the
> > compatability wizard.
> > Does it mean that I can intall a Windows 2000 driver under XP?
> > The driver I am wanting to install is for a USB scanner (Mustek 600 CU).
> >
> > TIA,
> > Dave
> >
> > "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:urZ5O4TLEHA.620@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Microsoft Windows XP
> >
> > Install stuff using compatability wizard in future. If source files are on
> a
> > HD make sure you undo it as well.
> >
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> > "David Cameron" <nomail@to.me> wrote in message
> > news:O1kjSpTLEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Thanks for the quick reply Will.
> > >
> > > I can't see an undo option in regedit and if it does have one, I'm not
> > sure
> > > it would work after closing the program and reopening.
> > > As regards changes to other registry keys, it is a worry but other
> entries
> > > in the same section
> > > (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion) refer
> to
> > > xp.
> > > In comments I read by others who have used the utilty (sadly after I had
> > > used it) they seem to think that only the ProductName key is changed,
> but
> > I
> > > can't be sure :(
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > "Will Denny" <willdenny@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > news:OfPnETTLEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > >Hi
> > >
> > > >Has that Registry program got an 'undo' option?  If so try that.  What
> > may
> > > not be known, is if any other Registry keys were changed at the same
> time.
> > >
> > >
> > > "David Cameron" <nomail@to.me> wrote in message
> > > news:ePDM1FTLEHA.2068@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > | Hi All,
> > > |
> > > | I tried to use a utility recently which is supposed to change registry
> > > keys
> > > | temporarily while installing a driver.
> > > | Anyway, to cut along story short the utility failed to reset the
> > registry
> > > | key on exit.
> > > | It set the value of the key:
> > > |
> > > | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
> > > NT\CurrentVersion\ProductName
> > > |
> > > | to "Microsoft Windows 2000".
> > > | I manually reset the value to "Microsoft Windows XP" using regedit but
> I
> > > am
> > > | not sure if this is correct.
> > > | I have Windows XP Professional Sp1a so the value of the key could be:
> > > | "Microsoft Windows XP Professional" or "Microsoft Windows XP
> > Professional
> > > | Sp1a" for instance.
> > > |
> > > | Could someone with  Windows XP Professional Sp1a please check the
> value
> > of
> > > | the registry key I mentioned above with regedit?
> > > |
> > > | TIA,
> > > | Dave
> > > |
> > > | P.S. I know I was stupid not backing up the registry, but I trusted
> the
> > > | utility :(
> > > |
> > > |
> > >
> > >
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