Adding any device gives "the system cannot find the file specified"

[Atlas]

Don't know why any device I try to install I get the
"the system cannot find the file specified" message.......

HELP!!!!





My cfg:
- Mobo: ASUS CUSL2-C (ACPI Bios rev 1009,02/27/2001-I815-CUSL2-C-00, Bios
Award medallion 6.0, Award Bios ext.1.0A)
- Bios Settings: Legacy USB=Enabled, PNP OS=Yes
- CPU: P3-933 (No overclock)
- RAM: (1x256@133) + (1x128@133) = 392@133
- VGA: Creative TNT 2 Ultra Bios v. 2.05.2.11
- Audio: Creative SoundBlaster Live! 1024
- SCSI: Adaptec AHA2940UW Bios v. 1.21
- Mouse: Microsoft Intellimouse Optical USB, Logitech First Wheel Mouse USB
- Keyb: Logitech DeLuxe PS/2
- NIC: 3com 3C905CX-TX-M
- Mass Storage: Adaptec DuoConnect AUA-3121 (1394 + USB 2)
- Windows XP Pro + SP1 + Windows Updates to this date
- Norton Antivirus 2004 Pro

 

[Kelly]

Hi,

Are you sure it is for 'any device'..... read on and use as an example:

This is caused in XP by the new PCI Registry entry defaulting to "Read"
under Permissions. Also, the Device Manager shows the typical yellow query
against other Devices/PCI Simple Communications Controller.

Suggested Solution/Fix:

Go to Start/Run/Regedit and navigate to this key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\PCI

Open each sub-key: Ven_XXXX... In the right pane read the Value Data for
each DEVICEDESC, until you find your modem. Once found, right click the
3&71aaa sub-key and select Permissions and under the word "Allow", select
"Full Control", click OK then go to File/Exit.

Then go to the Device Manager, right click on the device name that matches
the "DEVICEDESC" value you changed in the registry. Select
Properties/Driver/Update Driver.

Windows will now ask you for the disk or CD-ROM that contains the driver for
the failing device.

This error can also occur when configuring drivers for a such as SCSI cards,
Network cards, Sound Cards, or other peripherals.

This symptom appears to occur when there has been a recent hardware
configuration change within Windows XP.

This error is believed to be due to an issue occurring when hardware
enumeration takes place by the operating system.

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[Atlas]

Kelly, thanks for trying to help but it didn't work.
I went through the registry to the specified device (at the moment is the
infrared port, but had the same behaviour from the network card and the
firewire adapter)
The parmissions were READ for EVERYONE and FULL CONTROL for SYSTEM. I've
added the ADMINISTRATORS with FULL CONTROL (my login is in that group).
Rebooted.
Tried to upgrade, nothing to do.
Checked the registry, permissions still there (Administrators/Full Control)
.........................

Help!!!!!!!