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In a nutshell: I found a posted solution to my problem that the "Found New
Hardware Wizard" pops up every time the PC boots up. According to the fix, I
should delete an H_KEY in the registry using regedit.exe. However, I can't
delete the H_KEY.
The issue of the wizard popping up even when the printer is already
installed is described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298370/en-us#appliesto
The solution I want to follow is:
<! To use Registry Editor to remove the damaged registry key, follow these
steps:
1. Log on to your computer by using an administrator account.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
4. Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\LPTENUM
5. Right-click the registry key, and then click Delete.
6. Under Confirm Key Delete, click Yes.
7. Close Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.
When Windows XP restarts, it will detect the printer and install support for
it. After the printer is installed, it will no longer be detected each time
you start Windows XP.-->
PROBLEM: I can get into regedit.exe through C;\WINDOWS\regedit.exe When I
try to delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\LPTENUM, I
get the small dialog box: "cannot delete LPTENUM: error while deleting key."
Also, I don't how to "Click Start, then Run" as i have seen in a thousand
posts since researching this issue. I did such a thing once a while ago, but
I can't remember how to get into that box where you type run for "sysconfig"
"regedit" etc. I must be doing something really basically inept. When I hit
the Start button, I get the normal large display of my recent programs used,
My Computer, My Documents, Control Panel, etc. What ai get is not the small
dialog box all the help articles are referring to where you type in "Run
XYZ".
I can't see if being administrator is any issue here. I'm the only account
on the PC. I'm in over my head. I just want to delete that registry key,
stop the annoying hardware wizard popping up needlessly, and not screw up my
registry.
Please advise.
system specs:
Win XP prof; CPU Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz; 1.79 GHz 512 MB RAM; Printer
Canon Pixma MP450 scan/copy/print; also Sony digital camera DSC-S600 6.0 Mpx;
5 1/2 yr old Panasonic digital camcorder; these devices are now working
fine, but I just replaced a defective Firewire (IEEE1394 cable) for the
camcorder.
Hardware Wizard" pops up every time the PC boots up. According to the fix, I
should delete an H_KEY in the registry using regedit.exe. However, I can't
delete the H_KEY.
The issue of the wizard popping up even when the printer is already
installed is described here:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/298370/en-us#appliesto
The solution I want to follow is:
<! To use Registry Editor to remove the damaged registry key, follow these
steps:
1. Log on to your computer by using an administrator account.
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type regedit, and then click OK.
4. Locate and click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\LPTENUM
5. Right-click the registry key, and then click Delete.
6. Under Confirm Key Delete, click Yes.
7. Close Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.
When Windows XP restarts, it will detect the printer and install support for
it. After the printer is installed, it will no longer be detected each time
you start Windows XP.-->
PROBLEM: I can get into regedit.exe through C;\WINDOWS\regedit.exe When I
try to delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\LPTENUM, I
get the small dialog box: "cannot delete LPTENUM: error while deleting key."
Also, I don't how to "Click Start, then Run" as i have seen in a thousand
posts since researching this issue. I did such a thing once a while ago, but
I can't remember how to get into that box where you type run for "sysconfig"
"regedit" etc. I must be doing something really basically inept. When I hit
the Start button, I get the normal large display of my recent programs used,
My Computer, My Documents, Control Panel, etc. What ai get is not the small
dialog box all the help articles are referring to where you type in "Run
XYZ".
I can't see if being administrator is any issue here. I'm the only account
on the PC. I'm in over my head. I just want to delete that registry key,
stop the annoying hardware wizard popping up needlessly, and not screw up my
registry.
Please advise.
system specs:
Win XP prof; CPU Intel Pentium 4 1.8 GHz; 1.79 GHz 512 MB RAM; Printer
Canon Pixma MP450 scan/copy/print; also Sony digital camera DSC-S600 6.0 Mpx;
5 1/2 yr old Panasonic digital camcorder; these devices are now working
fine, but I just replaced a defective Firewire (IEEE1394 cable) for the
camcorder.