Missing file for hardware?

[Jackie]

I brought my computer in to have the motherboard replaced
(under warranty) and the technician had to do a system
restore on my hard drive because of some problem with the
motherboard...Now, when I plug in my printer, the Found
New Hardware icon bubble pops up, and then I get the
error message "The file HPFDJ50.INI on the Windows XP CD-
ROM is needed. Type the path where the file is located
and then click OK. Copy files from (the following
response is supplied by the computer) c:\i386\i386"

When I click "OK" to that, the computer beeps indicating
that the file isn't existent...So i hit cancel and *then*
i get the message "A problem occured during hardware
installation. It may not function correctly" and am
unable to print....Please help, I'm trying to work on my
thesis and my computer is crazy!!

Thanks!!

Jackie Vernarelli

[Cari MS-MVP]

Do a file search for HPFDJ50.ini and find out where the file actually is
located on your PC.

When the message reappears, point it at the correct directory.

Cari
www.coribright.com

"Jackie" > wrote in message
...
> I brought my computer in to have the motherboard replaced
> (under warranty) and the technician had to do a system
> restore on my hard drive because of some problem with the
> motherboard...Now, when I plug in my printer, the Found
> New Hardware icon bubble pops up, and then I get the
> error message "The file HPFDJ50.INI on the Windows XP CD-
> ROM is needed. Type the path where the file is located
> and then click OK. Copy files from (the following
> response is supplied by the computer) c:\i386\i386"
>
> When I click "OK" to that, the computer beeps indicating
> that the file isn't existent...So i hit cancel and *then*
> i get the message "A problem occured during hardware
> installation. It may not function correctly" and am
> unable to print....Please help, I'm trying to work on my
> thesis and my computer is crazy!!
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Jackie Vernarelli