re: Empty Device Manager - FIXED AT LAST! But PC still slow????
Monday, November 13, 2006 at 12:13 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by blackcapsteve
(5 messages posted)
Thank you VERY much. I tried all of the above, and your solution (remove enum tree
etc. ) worked for me. It was a bit scary, but I knew all the drivers I needed we
in there somewhere. All devices were refound and sorted. Thanks again. I found this
place from a google search, and will now have it on my list of favourites
Steve
On Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 3:28 am, Steve Hampshire wrote:
>The quickest way to resolve an empty Device Manager, and the most drastic (I've
done
>it on four machines and they all survived!) is log on as Administrator open REGEDIT
>and go to Local Machine, System, CurrentControlSet. Right click Enum and take
>ownership and ensure Administrator has full rights. Now the scary bit. Delete
the
>entire Enum tree! Under CurrentControlSet create a new key called Enum. Close
the
>registry and reboot your PC - and cross your fingers! When the PC boots up, PnP
>kicks in a repopulates the Device Manager. All I can say is it works for me, but
>no promises anyone!
>
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