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Posted on Oct 15, 2007

"a service installation section in this INF is invalid"

When trying to install my new Opal M4001, I get this message:  a service installation section in this INF is invalid.  I'm running XP with Windows Media Player 11. Any ideas?

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  • jflins Dec 21, 2007

    Discovered RCA doesn't give a rip about customer support on this
    device, both on the phone and on their website. Great. Will
    not buy anything from these &#@$ again!

  • Anonymous Dec 21, 2007

    I can not download the CD

  • jeff Singer Feb 19, 2008

    its being a bitch

  • chaki0927 Aug 14, 2008

    don't download the cd software

  • Anonymous Apr 25, 2009

    The same error appears when i tried to install serial pcmcia into my laptop,

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If the player is showing up in your Windows' Device Manager under "portable devices" with a yellow "!":

1.) Right-click the yellow "!" and choose "update driver".
2.) When given the option to connect to Windows Update, choose "no, not this time" and click next.
3.) Choose "Install from a specific location (advanced)" and click next.
4.) Choose "Don't search. I will choose the driver to install" and click next.
5.) Click the "Have Disk" button. Browse to C:\Windows\inf and choose the file marked "wpdmtp.inf"

I can't believe the generic players have such crappy support when so many people have this problem! I think the Windows file problem might be caused by "compressing old files" when you do a disk cleanup.

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    nana yaw boachie May 28, 2014

    "wpdmtp.inf" i made ALL files visible and still cant find it

  • EHSAN KHAN
    EHSAN KHAN Jul 14, 2014

    Thanks bro! Its works for me on windows xp Motorla droid razr hd

  • Brandon King
    Brandon King Jan 11, 2017

    Can't find it either

  • Brandon King
    Brandon King Jan 11, 2017

    Can't find it either

  • Brandon King
    Brandon King Jan 11, 2017

    Can't find it either

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Hi !
I've got a Samsung Galaxy S2 SGH i777. I've been trying to connect it to my laptop ( now xp sp3 ) for a few weeks now.
I've tried almost everything :
-updated sp2 to sp3
-unistall and reinstall drivers manually
-tried suggestions from android and xp forums : tried every connection mode, every usb port, code error 28 suggestions, .Net framework update , updated windows media player "mode", and some others ...
But no success.
Until yesterday morning when I just followed divadrummers 5 steps - and it worked for me, finally :).
Thanks a lot
P.S. - I've found that "inf" file in the Windows hidden system files.
Don't give up, keep trying. :)

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Installing this framework worked for me. After installing this, not only did it work again, but it now shows up as a portable device instead of just a removable disk. Bonus!
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=71641&/umdf.exe

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  • Mayank 1711 Dec 02, 2010

    Thanks Dude, This is working awsome !!!

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    marii_icsd Sep 15, 2012

    thanks a lot!! i had the same problem..

  • Anonymous Jul 20, 2013

    Thanks alot my friend ,didnt belive it at first but it work ... thank you ...

  • Brian Dines
    Brian Dines Feb 05, 2014

    the wpdmtf.inf is not checked hidden in its properties yet I still cant see it in the browse menu on installer?

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To fix this problem --- go into hardware profiles and click on faulty device,then click update driver, untick removable media and tick serach this location. on the next window find -- c/windows/system32/drivers and click install, hopfully it will find the right driver and install the device

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When trying to install the disk it's stating that I need to have window XP 2000 service pack 3 or higher where do I get this from
or how do I download it?

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Worked for me to! on XP SP3
C:\windows\inf folder is hidden folder.

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If the player is showing up in your Windows' Device Manager under "portable devices" with a yellow "!":

1.) Right-click the yellow "!" and choose "update driver".
2.) When given the option to connect to Windows Update, choose "no, not this time" and click next.
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