data is invalid: XP Reinstall fixed the problem. Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at 4:28 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Bill Bevan (1 messages posted) I was trying to install a Western Digital PCI Firewire card. This in an IBM Thinkpad running Windows XP Home. I had been working on this issue off and on for several months. The registry tweak did not work for me. I tried everything else I could think of including installing the registry entries and drivers from another Thinkpad that I own. In desparation, I reinstalled XP Home and that fixed everything. Plugged in the card the the driver automatically installed. The reinstall of Windows XP will perserve all your current data and settings however, you will need the original install disc and the registration number. If you're not comfortable with the reinstall process there is an article on reinstalling XP Professional at http://pcsupport.about.com/od/operatingsystems/ss/. The procedure for reinstalling XP Home is a little different but if you boot from the install CD it will lead you through the process. On Saturday, October 4, 2003 at 9:59 am, Canada Jim wrote: > >I have this same problem trying to make my system recognize my Creative DigitalVCR >after upgrading(?) to Windows XP Pro. > >1) I have tried the registry permission fix, but to no avail. >2) I have reinstalled XP, again - no work. >3) I have d/loaded the latest drivers from Creative - no work. >4) I have been in contact w/ Creative - "Check the Microsoft Website for your solution" >was their response. >5) Microsoft had a solution on their website - some little dos prog. that supposedly >fixes the prob - no work. > >Is there anybody else out there who has had this same problem? The only solution >that seems to be available on the net is this regisitry permissions fix, but it doesn't >work for me. > >Thanks >Canada Jim > Written in response to: re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (Canada Jim: Saturday, October 4, 2003 at 9:59 am) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Invalid!: Thu, Nov 8, 2001, 1:46 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Ricky Tan: Thu, Nov 8, 2001, 5:35 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (blujay: Sun, Dec 16, 2001, 3:23 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Lord Fog: Fri, Dec 21, 2001, 11:28 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Tim: Thu, Mar 21, 2002, 10:50 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (DaveMac: Thu, Mar 28, 2002, 12:57 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Onceler: Tue, Jun 11, 2002, 3:35 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Andrei Sharko: Fri, Feb 7, 2003, 1:45 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (mick: Fri, Mar 28, 2003, 12:39 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Milos: Thu, Jul 31, 2003, 4:33 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Lodewijk: Fri, Sep 19, 2003, 11:47 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (James Anoviejo: Mon, Nov 10, 2008, 6:03 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install device (Chris Raisin: Thu, Nov 5, 2009, 9:27 am) data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (leperMessiah: Mon, Mar 4, 2002, 8:34 pm) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (seasdale: Thu, Mar 7, 2002, 1:43 am) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (ion: Tue, Sep 16, 2003, 11:52 pm) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (lancasts: Fri, Mar 8, 2002, 2:46 am) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (Edward Gold: Tue, Mar 12, 2002, 4:00 am) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (Michael Jackson: Wed, Mar 13, 2002, 9:07 am) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (angela morgan: Tue, Jun 18, 2002, 10:57 pm) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (obithrice: Thu, Apr 24, 2003, 4:56 pm) re: data is invalid - answer is here for win2k (Canada Jim: Sat, Oct 4, 2003, 9:59 am) data is invalid: XP Reinstall fixed the problem. (Bill Bevan: Tue, Aug 28, 2007, 4:28 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Obie: Sun, Mar 24, 2002, 5:31 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Eddie Wang: Thu, Apr 11, 2002, 12:59 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Barry: Fri, Apr 12, 2002, 6:44 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Jeff: Thu, Apr 18, 2002, 8:54 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (duong: Wed, Apr 2, 2003, 9:21 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Allan Carhart: Sun, May 4, 2003, 5:11 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (flashaustin: Thu, May 15, 2003, 6:00 pm) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Ray: Mon, May 19, 2003, 1:49 am) re: Data is invalid - can't install PCI device (Pat: Thu, Aug 7, 2003, 7:21 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum