Friday, April 19, 2013

HOWTO fix Android device MTP driver installation error

Diagnosis

Problem connecting Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S3 or Galaxy Note 2) when Kaspersky Antivirus is installed.

Error message appears:

MTP Device Driver installation failed

Windows Device Manager complains:

"Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. To fix this problem you can first try running a Troubleshooting Wizard. If that does not work, you should uninstall and then reinstall the hardware device."

Solution

NOTE: (ALWAYS MAKE A BACKUP OF THE REGISTRY BEFORE MAKING CHANGES):

1. Uninstall Sumsung Kies

2. Start, Run, cmd, regedit

3. Remove the Upperfilters setting in the following registry key:

  [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Class\{EEC5AD98-8080-425F-922A-DABF3DE3F69A}

“Upperfilters” = klfltdrv

(This key is related to Kaspersky AV USB filters.)

4. Reboot the system

5. Reinstall Samsung Kies

6. Start Kies and it will connect without a problem.

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