PCI Card Install Error - "The Data is Invalid"

[Jason]

Anyone with any info on this?? I have not been able to
find any on it. I install cable modems and network cards
as a job, and just built a Athlon XP 1800 on a giga-byte
GA-7VTXE motherboard with the KT266A chipset. I have an
64MB AGP video card. Running WIN XP, ofcourse.
PROBLEM: I have tried to install 3 different PCI cards (2
network cards and 1 video-cap card) and I get the same
error on all of them. WinXP will find and identify the
card on bootup, start loading the drivers, and then the
Add Hardware Wizard gives me an unspecific error message
stating:
Cannont install the hardware
An error occured during the installation of this device.
The Data is Invalid.
ANY IDEAS?? I have tried everything I could think
of: I tried 3 different PCI cards, assigned the IRQ to
the specific slot in BIOS, tried different slots, flash-
updated the BIOS, updated ChipSet, nothing has worked,
what am I missing? Is it my motherboard or WinXP??

[Matt Y.]

"Jason" <je...@tkcom.com> wrote in message
news:67aa01c1ba93$af5533c0$36ef2ecf@tkmsftngxa12...

Try the solution here:

http://www.winoscentral.com/article.php?sid=3497&mode=thread&order=1

HTH
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[Erekose]

It's a security problem with XP.
This error appears to be due to a protection problem in
the Windows registry and can occur with a variety of
drivers (sound cards and SCSI drivers have been reported).
To fix this problem, go to Start, Run... and
type "regedt32" without the quotes to run the Registry
Editor. Navigate to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ENUM\PCI and
you will see a number of keys of the form "VEN_xxxx",
where xxxx are strings
like "1102&DEV_0004&SUBSYS_00011103&REV_04". Under each of
these folders will be another folder with a long numerical
name. Open each folder and look for the "DeviceDesc" which
matches the hardware you are trying to install. Right
Click on the "VEN_xxxx" for that device and
select 'Permissions' and then tick "Allow" for "Full
Control". Close Regedit and then continue with the
installation of your device.
Works like a charm.
Erekose

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