Re: usb driver problem

VB2 wrote:
I have a similar problem with XP Home SP2. My machine seems to have difficulty recognizing a number of USB mass storage devices (but not all of them). It recognizes my mp3 player/ext. hard drive and one USB flash drive I own, but it will not recognize my camera or a number of other flash drives.

When I attach one of the problematic devices, the Found New Hardware wizard starts up, but ultimately returns the errors:

"Cannot Install This Hardware

There was a problem installing this hardware:

[device name here]

an error occured in the installation of the device

The data is invalid."

I have looked at the websites posted among others and have not found them helpful so far.

My usbstor.inf file appears to be valid. I've tried replacing usbstor.sys, as well, and it made no difference.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.

VB2


"mrr" wrote:

I got a probem on XP Home SP2. Some USB dvices work ok, but some (like
Thomson SpeedTouch USB ADSL modem and iPod shuffle) aren't properly
recognized. The new hardware creator recognizes new hardware, tries to
install drivers (for example for mass USB storage device) but fails
saying "Cannot find the file specified" - or something very similiar,
this windows version isn't english). After it finishes (I click close),
it pops up again and tries to do the same thing.

The hardware works on other computers. I got avast anti virus, ad-aware
and spybot.

I suspect there is something wrong with windows USB driver or new
hardare wizard itself, I want to try something before reinstalling the
system.

thanks in advance.

Here's a Google Groups search on the error message:

http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=error+occurred+installation+of+the+device+data+invalid&qt_s=Search

This suggests it's a permissions problem:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware/browse_frm/thread/a4ab24d203e2dc0a/9471db1db2fd82d3?lnk=st&q=error+occurred+installation+of+the+device+data+invalid&rnum=2#9471db1db2fd82d3

Same thing:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.windows-w2k/tree/browse_frm/thread/eb1b3029817e71fb/445cd82b6bf8224a?rnum=1&q=error+occurred+installation+of+the+device+data+invalid&_done=%2Fgroup%2Falt.windows-w2k%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Feb1b3029817e71fb%2F1382618bdb151ddb%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3Derror+occurred+installation+of+the+device+data+invalid%26rnum%3D5%26#doc_1382618bdb151ddb

Probably the best read:
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/tree/browse_frm/thread/ab62c37f58c0d5f8/7349b60ccbaf53f8?rnum=1&q=error+occurred+installation+of+the+device+data+invalid&_done=%2Fgroup%2Fmicrosoft.public.windowsxp.general%2Fbrowse_frm%2Fthread%2Fab62c37f58c0d5f8%2F964883ba4e70dbaa%3Flnk%3Dst%26q%3Derror+occurred+installation+of+the+device+data+invalid%26rnum%3D7%26#doc_964883ba4e70dbaa

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Joe =o)
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