Re: registry editor error message -- unsolvable?!

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 02/25/03 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2003 05:53:40 -0700

Personally I would return it if they cannot support you.
I recall having a number of clients back when NT 4 just
came out that purchased the then new high-dollar All-in-one
devices only to find that this company never delivered any
drivers except for Win9x and eventually posted that they
never would (having lead people on for some time).

I have had servers blue screen from their print management
software, etc.. It is usually that they are doing things that
anyone with common sense about the NT architecture would
simply not even consider doing.

Notice that the MS KB article to which they referred you

begins by stating
"CAUSE
This issue may occur if the driver that is included with the device is incompatible with Windows XP"

Well, they are responsible for writing and providing the driver.
Their driver dows not know how to correctly work with the
NT family permission structure, and their "workaround" in
their help system link suggest an absolutely unacceptible thing
to do.

If they are unable or unwilling to inform you how to safely
install their product, then I for one would say return it and
remember their behavior.

What they need to tell you is
What keys need to exist in the registry (exactly where
within HKLM) so that before installing their software
you can set permissions on those few HP specific keys
so that the drive install will work.

Their apparent inability to do this only evidences my
earlier claims.

I will say this once more - advising people to grant full
control to the entire HKLM hive of the registry is totally
unacceptible, and makes me cautious of trusting the source
of such advise for any future provisioning needs.
You are welcome to forward this in your support needs
communications.

Good luck, but I bet you are up against a brick wall.
Return it before it becomes a door stop, and save the time.
They are really kool looking hardware but if you have to
give up your machines safety to use them, it is a no brainer.
  

-- 
Roger Abell
MS MVP (Security, Windows), MCDBA,  MCSE both
Associate Expert - Windows XP ExpertZone
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
<mrsjohnson6@yahoo.com.mx> wrote in message news:07c201c2dc69$e6dd6120$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> After this reply, (Reading 
> http://h20015.www2.hp.com/en/document.jhtml?
> lc=en&docName=bpu00682&prodId=hppsc2110a79488
> reminds me why I have a long running and deep distrust 
> of the ability of HP to do NT with even a semblance of 
> understanding!...)I emailed the entire conversation to 
> HP's email support center. 
> 
> Here was their response: 
> 
> Dear Sara,
> 
> The cannot install this hardware error message is a known 
> error message 
> in Windows XP.
> 
> There is a document in the Microsoft Knowledge Base that 
> troubleshoots 
> this error message.
> 
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-
> us;810882
> 
> NOTE:  The URL above will take you to a non HP Web site.  
> HP does not control and is not responsible for 
> information outside of the HP Web site.
>     
> It is important to us that we answer your question.  If 
> you need further assistance, please reply to this 
> message, we will be happy to help you.
> 
> I went to the site, went through the instructions, tried 
> to reinstall the printer, and I still got a "cannot 
> install" error with the byline, "Access is denied."  
> Please advise!

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