Forget pinnace and get different software?

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Advice is what we ask for when we already know
the answer but wish we didn't. ...........Erica Jong

"George Valkov" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I need to install Pinnacle Studio 10 on my computer to edit video content.
>I
> do not need to burn disks from it.
> But setup will install a CDROM class LowerFilter:
> PxHelp20.sys
> that causes very bad things to my PX-760A DVD recorder + system
> instability
> + CD delays and system lockups.
>
> ~ Should I write protect some registry keys (using the Permissions... item
> on context menu)?
> ~ Or should I create a dummy \system32\drivers\PxHelp20.sys and write
> protect it using NTFS permissions?
> ~ Or should I restore the entire SYSTEM registry hive after Pinnacle
> installation.
> ~ Or how do I prevent this unsigned driver from installing on my computer?
> ~ Is my only option to use a Virtual PC?
>
> Thank You for any suggestions!
>
>

I need to install Pinnacle Studio 10 on my computer to edit video content. I
do not need to burn disks from it.
But setup will install a CDROM class LowerFilter:
PxHelp20.sys
that causes very bad things to my PX-760A DVD recorder + system instability
+ CD delays and system lockups.

~ Should I write protect some registry keys (using the Permissions... item
on context menu)?
~ Or should I create a dummy \system32\drivers\PxHelp20.sys and write
protect it using NTFS permissions?
~ Or should I restore the entire SYSTEM registry hive after Pinnacle
installation.
~ Or how do I prevent this unsigned driver from installing on my computer?
~ Is my only option to use a Virtual PC?

Thank You for any suggestions!

George Valkov wrote:
> I need to install Pinnacle Studio 10 on my computer to edit video content. I
> do not need to burn disks from it.
> But setup will install a CDROM class LowerFilter:
> PxHelp20.sys
> that causes very bad things to my PX-760A DVD recorder + system instability
> + CD delays and system lockups.
>
> ~ Should I write protect some registry keys (using the Permissions... item
> on context menu)?
> ~ Or should I create a dummy \system32\drivers\PxHelp20.sys and write
> protect it using NTFS permissions?
> ~ Or should I restore the entire SYSTEM registry hive after Pinnacle
> installation.
> ~ Or how do I prevent this unsigned driver from installing on my computer?
> ~ Is my only option to use a Virtual PC?
>
> Thank You for any suggestions!
>
>

Are you sure that Pinnacle studio is the only application
that will edit your content. Take a look at Ulead
Applications. I generally have far less trouble with these.
Aside from these, let the installer start, but snoop around
see if you have a 'custom install' option available. If so
use some brainwork, and choose your options wisely. Then
check in the registry for references to the pxhelp20.sys,
and remove them. Care will be needed in editing some keys
as, these will have multiple values/drivers referenced. On
these you will need time to locate the file in the window
that opens, and remove only that line ( to remove the
highlighting on multiple values, simply tap the right cursor
key once, then snoop for your file.)


--
Lester Stiefel
In Romans 1 there are qualities of Unregenerate man listed
which describe him in the last days.
Is your quality found on this list??

"You Know Who ~" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| Forget pinnace and get different software?
Well, No and Yes.
Yes, because I will do the DVD authoring in Sony DVD Architect and...
No, because there are a good many transitions that are available only in
Pinnacle studio. That's the only part I like from it. Otherwise it is one
slow and unstable peace of software.

| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| Advice is what we ask for when we already know
| the answer but wish we didn't. ...........Erica Jong
(-: Thank you for your opinion... 2 is more than 1 :-)
I was hoping for there to be some kind of policy in windows preventing the
usage of Lower/Upper Filters for the CDROM class.
Perhaps I'll go on with the write-protection scheme and do partition restore
once I'm done using it ;-)


|
| "George Valkov" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| >I need to install Pinnacle Studio 10 on my computer to edit video
content.
| >I
| > do not need to burn disks from it.
| > But setup will install a CDROM class LowerFilter:
| > PxHelp20.sys
| > that causes very bad things to my PX-760A DVD recorder + system
| > instability
| > + CD delays and system lockups.
| >
| > ~ Should I write protect some registry keys (using the Permissions...
item
| > on context menu)?
| > ~ Or should I create a dummy \system32\drivers\PxHelp20.sys and write
| > protect it using NTFS permissions?
| > ~ Or should I restore the entire SYSTEM registry hive after Pinnacle
| > installation.
| > ~ Or how do I prevent this unsigned driver from installing on my
computer?
| > ~ Is my only option to use a Virtual PC?
| >
| > Thank You for any suggestions!
| >
| >
|
|

"Lester stiefel" wrote:
| George Valkov wrote:
| > I need to install Pinnacle Studio 10 on my computer to edit video
content. I
| > do not need to burn disks from it.
| > But setup will install a CDROM class LowerFilter:
| > PxHelp20.sys
| > that causes very bad things to my PX-760A DVD recorder + system
instability
| > + CD delays and system lockups.
| >
| > ~ Should I write protect some registry keys (using the Permissions...
item
| > on context menu)?
| > ~ Or should I create a dummy \system32\drivers\PxHelp20.sys and write
| > protect it using NTFS permissions?
| > ~ Or should I restore the entire SYSTEM registry hive after Pinnacle
| > installation.
| > ~ Or how do I prevent this unsigned driver from installing on my
computer?
| > ~ Is my only option to use a Virtual PC?
| >
| > Thank You for any suggestions!
| >
| >
|
| Are you sure that Pinnacle studio is the only application
| that will edit your content. Take a look at Ulead
| Applications. I generally have far less trouble with these.

Yes, there are many professional video edditing software packages and most
of them will install codecs and CDROM filters making conflicts with each
other. And so I have a second windows installation for them and install on
demand. On the other hand, having all of them together benefits that you can
do specific task with the application that does it best. Ulead alows me to
remux DVD compliand MPEG-2 files without recompression for quick authoring.

| Aside from these, let the installer start, but snoop around
| see if you have a 'custom install' option available. If so
| use some brainwork, and choose your options wisely.
no such option

| Then
| check in the registry for references to the pxhelp20.sys,
| and remove them. Care will be needed in editing some keys
| as, these will have multiple values/drivers referenced. On
| these you will need time to locate the file in the window
| that opens, and remove only that line ( to remove the
| highlighting on multiple values, simply tap the right cursor
| key once, then snoop for your file.)
Here is what I found:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}]
LowerFilters=PxHelp20

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PxHelp20]

FILES:
C:\WINDOWS\inf\pxhelp20.inf
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\pxhelp20.sys


I am testing this on backed up Virtual PC so fatal making mistakes is
considered safe :-)

The .INF file is a good point to start from, becasue I can see how it was
installed and reverse it. I can also create a dummy write-protected .INF
file with the same name, before installing and this should block the entire
installation :-) No install script should mean no driver installed.