Re: Cannot install new printer drivers

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Paul, if you're using a newsreader, that explains why you missed my
posts, because I couldn't see them with my newsreader either. What's
weird is that didn't get to the newsgroup after posting on the
Microsoft site.

I did do the 'Replace permission entries on all child objects' thing
as you suggested. But I can't do the further experiments you suggest
because at present I can't boot to the Windows XP installation where I
had the problem. I'm running now on a new WinXP installation on the
same computer. My post on microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
dated 8/29/07 5:59 PM EDT has the details of that setup.

I thought I wanted to repair the old installation and go back to using
it. But it's so cluttered with utilities and applications and
mysterious things that start up at startup that it can be painfully
slow, and I'm thinking of killing it off and staying with the new one.
And I don't want to mess up the new one.

Better yet, I might kill the old one, format the new one and do a
clean install. That's because right now the "system drive" is C: and
the "boot drive" is R:. I think I have that straight: the "system
drive" is the one with BOOT.INI and the "boot drive" is the one with
SYSTEM32. Great mnemonics.

I can't blame anybody for the printer drivers. Windows says that both
the manufacturer's driver for the Brother printer, and the Windows 9x
driver that I installed for remote access, are "not signed" and
glitches should be expected. The Brother printer is now attached to a
Win9x system, with the manufacturer's driver, and I just installed a
signed HP driver for it on the new XP system, so everything should be
stable now. I'd rather leave it that way.

On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 09:56:47 -0400, "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]"
<paulb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Martin,

That's weird that I missed your posts. I am using a newsreader (NNTP).

The w32x86 permissions are exactly the same as mine and look appropriate, so
I think they are correct.

There are some things I do not understand about the access to the 3 folder.
I will post to microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax, if you are interested
in following up on that.

In order to reset permissions correctly, I would recommend doing the
following:
- Right-click on C:\windows\system\spool\drivers and click Properties (be
careful to get exactly the right path).
- On the Security page, choose Advanced.
- Check the 'Replace permission entries on all child objects with entries
shown here that apply to child objects' check box and click OK.

To answer your question about how the 2 folder lost its DACL, I suppose you
would have to follow the same steps again one by one to see which one caused
it. After each step, you can use CACLS to check the DACL. For finer control,
you can use Process Monitor. Too bad you cannot use auditing, as you have
Home not Professional. I do think it might be worthwhile doing this, as an
understanding of what caused it will help ensure it does not happen
unexpectedly again to you or to anyone else who might write this. If we can
pinpoint the error, we may even be able to complain to the software vendor
so their shoddy software development can be exposed. I am a software
developer myself, and I cannot stand shoddy work that software vendors get
away with simply because they can.

Paul
...

Marty
Martin B. Brilliant at home in Holmdel, NJ
.

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