Can't update BIOS, drvr phlashnt.sys has been blocked from loading

[Guest]

I bought a new laptop, an HP DV6058 AMD62 x2. I made the backup & recovery
disks and downloaded all of the latest drivers from the HP site. Then I did
a full install of RC1/64. While the machine is kick ***; it suffers from
power managment issues like so others. (Slow wake up times, poor battery
life, too hot, etc.)
The BIOS is at version F13, and now another new release is out at F18. BTW
F17 wouldn't load either.

I get the following error report: "Cannot load driver C:\.... phlashnt.sys
Please check your accounts, if you have no adimister privledge, please login
again. This driver has been blocked from loading. Error code 1275."

Nice, I can't find the relavant error code 1275 discription anywhere, and
no-one else seems to have posted this problem either.

I've temporaraly disabled every known Antivirus & user account restraint I
could find and still no-go. The BIOS loader is Phoenix Secure WinFlash.

I would hate to have to reload XP to enable loading the Bios Update. (yes I
should have created a Dual Boot power brick, but I didn't)

Any help?

PS, If you can't load the better nVidia drivers for your laptop, look here:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=33

 

[Richard Urban]

HP does not offer a DOS based flash program to be used with a floppy
(internal or external USB)???

It gets all the Windows junk out of the way and any Window problems/short
comings become irrelevant.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Techno-Crat]

Do not risk loading a bios update under a beta OS if its a windows type
loader
Tehre should be a dos based flash utiltiy on teh HP site
If not switch back to XP and flash

 

[Guest]

More Info:
No this laptop doesn't have a floppy drive & the Flash app is a Windows
excutable that calls some Windows system files (phlashnt.sys).

The HP site does not offer a DOS BIOS loader & the Phoenix site refers you
to the manufacturer.

I'm more concerned about what happens if I'm successfull at loading this.
Will Vista see that the BIOS image has changed and refuse load?

Called the MS 800-Goodluck line which offered no help, except this forum or
calling the MSDN Goodluck line. I don't wish to buy a MSDN subscription,
thank you.

Still hoping for additional help on this issue.

Walt the BunnyMan.

 

[Richard Urban]

As Techno-Crat has said, I would not advise flashing the bios from within a
beta operating system. You have no idea at all what the outcome may be.

I would flash the bios under Windows XP, Windows 2000 and such.

My first preference would boot from a floppy and flash from DOS.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

Quote from George Ankner:
If you knew as much as you think you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!

 

[Techno-Crat]

MS will not support flashing a bios on a PC under any terms
Thats up to HP to fix the flashing software to work with vista