Re: Cannot install Brother HL1440 generic driver

Disconnect all USB Devices. Go to Device Manager>USB Controllers>rt
click on each one and choose Uninstall.
Restart and let XP reinstall them. Look in Registry under
Hkey_Local_Machine\Software and HKey_Current_User\Software. Delete all
Brother folders. Uninstall any Brother Software and remove folder from
Program
Files. Then give it another try.
"ejaygee" <ejaygee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:5EE671AD-49C6-4FE0-884D-D7505955A4F9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I need some help for installing a driver for a Brother HL 1440 laser
>printer,
> which connects with a USB plug. Brother instructions say to install the
> driver before the software (two separate tasks on the installation disk),
> and
> I cannot install the new, MS signed, downloaded driver. I am
> Administrator.
> I have plugged the printer into a direct home socket and disabled virus
> and
> firewall software when I downloaded and then tried to install the printer
> driver. There are no problems with the USB ports. Going into the
> Registry
> Editor, I find a file Brother under Software and it lists Name: ab
> (Default),
> Type: REG_SZ, Value: (Data not set)
>
> Details of Printer Driver Installation Problem:
> I initially went online to Brother Downloads and upgraded the printer
> driver
> with Brother-recommended BROHL144.PPD, which I had used to reinstall the
> printer on another computer after upgrading to XP. The wizard was not
> successful, but the Installation disk loaded the software program.
> However,
> it was simply not recognized anywhere except in Applications. I
> uninstalled
> it, and currently cannot find any remnants on the hard drive.
>
> I searched the XP newsgroups and found a few helpful letters, including
> references for a generic driver (BHPCL4.INF) and sites (including Brother)
> with specific instructions for installation. This driver is digitally
> signed
> to work with MS Word and is recommended for the Brothers HL1440. I
> downloaded this generic driver, which I have to install before I install
> the
> printer. I have followed every step to the letter, and get part-way
> through
> the final step (transferring data from the file to the computer/port) when
> it
> is interrupted with the message "Printer driver is not installed. Access
> is
> denied." I have tried every port shown on the wizard, and not a single
> one
> worked. I have not been able to find any further help and hope somebody
> here
> can tell me what to try next.
>
> I would appreciate any direct help or other useful websites.
>
> --
> E.J. Gibson Collins


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