Unable to install new hardware devices

I am hoping that somebody will be able to help me. Until recently I could
install new hardware connected via USB ports no problem. However recently I
have had problems installing mobile phones and more recently a USB Bluetooth
stick.

Having loaded the software I get the ‘found new hardware’ message box as you
would expect but then I get an error message saying that

‘Cannot install this hardware

There was a problem installing this hardware

An error occurred during the installation of the device

The data is invalid’.

I can only think that there is a problem within my windows set up rather
than with the individual hardware devices.

Any help would be most appreciated.

I received an e-mail to say that I had a reply to this post but I cannot
access it. Sorry new to the forum. Clicked on the link but it came up blank

"EFC1878" wrote:

> I am hoping that somebody will be able to help me. Until recently I could
> install new hardware connected via USB ports no problem. However recently I
> have had problems installing mobile phones and more recently a USB Bluetooth
> stick.
>
> Having loaded the software I get the ‘found new hardware’ message box as you
> would expect but then I get an error message saying that
>
> ‘Cannot install this hardware
>
> There was a problem installing this hardware
>
> An error occurred during the installation of the device
>
> The data is invalid’.
>
> I can only think that there is a problem within my windows set up rather
> than with the individual hardware devices.
>
> Any help would be most appreciated.
>
>

I see no current reply in the thread. I suspect that the "web interface"
that you are using, was "tripped" by something else.

EFC1878 wrote:
> I received an e-mail to say that I had a reply to this post but I cannot
> access it. Sorry new to the forum. Clicked on the link but it came up blank
>
> "EFC1878" wrote:
>
>
>>I am hoping that somebody will be able to help me. Until recently I could
>>install new hardware connected via USB ports no problem. However recently I
>>have had problems installing mobile phones and more recently a USB Bluetooth
>>stick.
>>
>>Having loaded the software I get the ‘found new hardware’message box as you
>>would expect but then I get an error message saying that
>>
>>‘Cannot install this hardware
>>
>>There was a problem installing this hardware
>>
>>An error occurred during the installation of the device
>>
>>The data is invalid’.
>>
>>I can only think that there is a problem within my windows set up rather
>>than with the individual hardware devices.
>>
>>Any help would be most appreciated.
>>
>>

EFC1878 wrote:
> I received an e-mail to say that I had a reply to this post but I cannot
> access it. Sorry new to the forum. Clicked on the link but it came up blank
>
> "EFC1878" wrote:
>
>> I am hoping that somebody will be able to help me. Until recently I could
>> install new hardware connected via USB ports no problem. However recently I
>> have had problems installing mobile phones and more recently a USB Bluetooth
>> stick.
>>
>> Having loaded the software I get the ‘found new hardware’ message box as you
>> would expect but then I get an error message saying that
>>
>> ‘Cannot install this hardware
>>
>> There was a problem installing this hardware
>>
>> An error occurred during the installation of the device
>>
>> The data is invalid’.
>>
>> I can only think that there is a problem within my windows set up rather
>> than with the individual hardware devices.
>>
>> Any help would be most appreciated.
>>
>>

"The data is invalid"

http://groups.google.ca/group/micros...f?dmode=source

Error Message: Cannot Install Hardware. An Error Occurred During the
Installation of the Device:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/810882 (replace a .cab)

You receive a "Cannot install this hardware" or "An error occurred during
the installation" error message when you try to install a PCI device:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/841567 (registry permissions)

HTH,
Paul