re: Empty Device Manager
Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 8:11 pm
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by dave
(3 messages posted)
hi thanks a bunch for your reply, here is some info i missed before:
1)"plug n play" has started and set for automatic startup type.
2)i did not get any error message when open the device manager
3)sorry i didnt investigate any other service than plug n play, but the thread you
metioned which is?
4)the device manager window is completely blank (not even showing the computer icon
and name)
5)security permissions for registry key confirmed, everything is exactly the same.
6)please give me further information about how to look up corrupted registry in enum.
7)yes i have win update 905749 installed on the same date(5th dec) my device manager
disappeared. the problem is still there when uninstalled patch.
8)i have used apropos to fix without success.
thanks again for your help and look forward.
On Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 9:35 am, jcw wrote:
>1) The greyed-out buttons for the Plug & Play service are typical. I assume that
>service is started and set for automatic startup type on your computer?
>2) I assume you don't get any on-screen error message when you open the device
>manager?
> 3) Did you investigate the started and startup status of your other Windows services,
>as mentioned in the thread? If need more detail, post back.
> 4) Does your device manager window show the computer icon and name, but no devices,
>or is the window completely blank (showing not even the computer icon and name)?
> 5) To confirm: do the security permissions for your registry key:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum
>
meet these requirements?
>
-- the group "Everyone" should be listed and have just "Read" permissions.
>
-- the user "SYSTEM" should be listed and have "Full Control" and "Read" permissions.
>6) Have you looked for corruption in: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum
>?
>
If you need more detail on this, post back.
> 7) Have you checked (in Control Panel --> Add/Remove Programs) if you have MS
>Win Update 905749, and if so, removed it? Ditto for Context Plus?
> 8) Did you try the Apropos removal fix mentioned? Again, post back if need more
>detail.
>
>
>
>
- Written in response to:
- re: Empty Device Manager (jcw: Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at 9:35 am)
Responses to this message:
|
|
All messages in this thread [show all]
 |  | | |  | Solution (Ed C: Mon, Feb 25, 2008, 7:04 pm) |
| | | | | | | | | | |  | re: Empty Device Manager (dave: Wed, Dec 7, 2005, 8:11 pm) |
| |
| |
| |
Return to the Windows XP Discussion Forum
|
|
