Devices and Printers freezes

[zynex]

Hi.

I've installed Windows 7 Beta 7077 several times now, and every time when I installed the drivers for the system (just UPEK Fingerprint reader new drivers, rest is Windows own drivers) it causes "Devices and Printers" to freeze up, not showing anything. Also I have noticed that the Bluetooth unit can't find any devices after that. As I can understand I can't install my printer now either?

Any solution to this problem?!

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[nate42nd]

You might try right clicking "computer" click the "hardware" tab and choose to adjust hardware installation settings. There is an option there to let Windows install drivers or ask you before or let you do it. I wonder if this is the solution to the problem you are having. Hope it helps.

 

[zynex]

You might try right clicking "computer" click the "hardware" tab and choose to adjust hardware installation settings. There is an option there to let Windows install drivers or ask you before or let you do it. I wonder if this is the solution to the problem you are having. Hope it helps.

Unfortunately not. The hardware is installed, and uninstalling the hardware dosn't seem to work either. Looks like the system can't detect any hardware at all in "Devices and Printers" any longer, and other hardware (like Bluetooth devices) as well.

 

[zynex]

I can abort the search (with X in the window), but the result just looks like this.

 

[Mark]

Do a system restore and don't install the fingerprint drivers

 

[zynex]

Do a system restore and don't install the fingerprint drivers

I have tryed that to, without success. I'm not sure it's the UPEK Fingerprint driver that's the problem either. I't works a couple of reboots, but after 3-4 reboots it stops working, so it's hard to know whats going wrong

 

[nate42nd]

That is strange. I was thinking it may be installing a driver before you get a chance to install your own for the fingerprint reader and messing things up. Guess not. If the restore does not work....I would not have an "easy" solution. (repair maybe)

 

[zynex]

That is strange. I was thinking it may be installing a driver before you get a chance to install your own for the fingerprint reader and messing things up. Guess not. If the restore does not work....I would not have an "easy" solution. (repair maybe)

I have reinstalled the system 5-6 times the last 24h to figure out what's going wrong, from that CCleaner removes something to drivers or programes that mess things up. I tryed to add a new user also, but the problem is still there in the new users account. Frustrating

 

[johngalt]

If you're using CCleaner every time - stop.

 

[zynex]

If you're using CCleaner every time - stop.

Hehe, after 10-12 reinstallations i figured that CCleaner messed things up badly. Works like a charm now I'll keep away from cleaners for now. Hope there will be a update soon tho. Think CCleaner messed up the registry somehow.

 

[johngalt]

Of course it did - you're expecting a computer program to know what to delete and what not to delete of an OS that is still in Beta status - not a good combination.

 

[zynex]

After doing a clean install and backed up a working image of my drive I tested to run Vista Manager to clean up crap from both my drive and register, and that worked like a charm. So for those who want to clean junkfiles and registry posts use Vista Manger, it dosn't mess thing up like CCleaner did

 

[Romulinx2]

Did you do a clean install or upgrade?

Oops, the link didn't go to last page?

 

[Digger]

Of course it did - you're expecting a computer program to know what to delete and what not to delete of an OS that is still in Beta status - not a good combination.

very good point, well put

 

[zynex]

Did you do a clean install or upgrade?

Oops, the link didn't go to last page?

I never do upgrades, I always do clean installs on the operatingsystem.

 

[johngalt]

After doing a clean install and backed up a working image of my drive I tested to run Vista Manager to clean up crap from both my drive and register, and that worked like a charm. So for those who want to clean junkfiles and registry posts use Vista Manger, it dosn't mess thing up like CCleaner did

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Crap in the registry....

Since this is a Beta OS, how an you be sure that what you are cleaning up is 'crap' in the first place? Unless you're a Windows developer, I'll warrant that you can only have as much knowledge as I do concerning the registry and its entries, and I have been perusing the registry for a very long time in terms of application simplification, compacting and cleaning, and my conclusion is that letting any 'application' clean things up, even if they *appear* broken to the app, is simply uncalled for. From all the research I have done, the only time the registry becomes a major PITA is when you are like me - installing and uninstalling applications all the time, which tends to leave orphaned items - however, expecting there to be things that need cleaning up *jsut after install* is pretty far fetched.

very good point, well put

Thanks, m8. I have used Registry cleaners and such for years, starting with the one that was incorporated into the Norton Utilities, and the very first hing I learned after using that tool for the first time back when I did (10, 15 years ago?) was that letting it automatically clean what *it* thought was bad was actually bad for my system. I used to peruse each and every item it found and apply the fixes myself - that worked 10 times better.

 

[zynex]

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Crap in the registry....

Since this is a Beta OS, how an you be sure that what you are cleaning up is 'crap' in the first place? Unless you're a Windows developer, I'll warrant that you can only have as much knowledge as I do concerning the registry and its entries, and I have been perusing the registry for a very long time in terms of application simplification, compacting and cleaning, and my conclusion is that letting any 'application' clean things up, even if they *appear* broken to the app, is simply uncalled for. From all the research I have done, the only time the registry becomes a major PITA is when you are like me - installing and uninstalling applications all the time, which tends to leave orphaned items - however, expecting there to be things that need cleaning up *jsut after install* is pretty far fetched.



Thanks, m8. I have used Registry cleaners and such for years, starting with the one that was incorporated into the Norton Utilities, and the very first hing I learned after using that tool for the first time back when I did (10, 15 years ago?) was that letting it automatically clean what *it* thought was bad was actually bad for my system. I used to peruse each and every item it found and apply the fixes myself - that worked 10 times better.

Unless things don't get messed up, and things actually getting faster after cleaning up the registry I don't see the point why I should spend time hunting down the problems myself. Almost all system I clean using CCleaner and Vista/XP Manager gets a lot faster. If you like it your way, do it like that. I prefer using the applications built for the job.

Anyway, the problem with CCleaner wasn't the registry, it deleted some files that the system used. I gues it was "crapfiles" in Vista? But Vista Manager did the job for me, and everything works great.

 

[rrrryan]

The bluetooth solution is all over the internet but it doesn't fix mine either. I've tried the re-register ie8 files solution too and that doesn't work. I've also tried to delete all printer mounts from the registry. I've noticed that if you let it search too long it won't let you close the window without ending task on it. If you stop early it closes fine. Nothing I do will let me see that window. I have RC1.

Please post if you solve this. I also would prefer not to reinstall.