re: Empty Device Manager
Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 6:57 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bob Petrie
(1 messages posted)
I tried all of the many "fixes" that I found on the web to no avail, until I found
a post that said:
Check the "Security Permissions" of HKEY_Local_Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum
- It should have 2 users: EVERYONE = Read Permission & SYSTEM = Full.
Navigate to the key using Regedit, Right Click the Enum key and then click Permissions.
(My PC had been changed to 1 entry for ADMINISTRATOR, with no permissions. I left
ADMINISTRATOR and gave it Full, also.) After correcting the Permissions, My Device
Manager is Okay and Windows Explorer opens quickly. All OK!!
On Monday, November 28, 2005 at 5:52 pm, mattyb wrote:
>Spyware seems to be the issue for a large number of people, including myself with
>a now fine system. Just posted this where I found the fix on annoyances.org so I
>would try this if you are having the problems. I have worked on this problem of
a
>corrupted Device Manager, missing Network Connections, slow response times from
Windows
>Explorer and Windows reactivation BS for about 10 hours and this has finally fixed
>the issue. I previously scanned the system with Spybot S&D, Lavasoft AdAware and
>Webroot Spy Sweeper but nothing picked up on Apropos.
>
>To make sure that this file is available I have uploaded it to my own server and
>you can download it below. I also have an AproposUninstaller.exe from Symantec on
>there, but I did not have to try that since the AproposFix.exe worked. I am taking
>no credit for it, but I just want to make sure it is available to the next person
>that goes through this ****.
>
>Step 1.
>=====
>Download one (or both) of the files to remove Apropos to your Desktop.
>http://www.reesecomputing.com/downloads/files/AproposFix.exe
>http://www.reesecomputing.com/downloads/files/AproposUninstaller.exe
>
>Step 2.
>=====
>Restart your computer and enter Safe Mode by pressing F8 on the keyboard repeatedly
>AFTER your BIOS loads and BEFORE Windows starts to load.
>
>Step 3.
>=====
>Log into the account where the files you downloaded are on the Desktop. It should
>be an account with Administor privledges.
>
>Step 4.
>=====
>//For AproposFix.exe:
>Double click on AproposFix.exe and extract the files to your Desktop. Open that
folder
>and double click on Run This.bat and follow the instructions. Restart the computer
>once you are prompted.
>
>//For AproposUninstaller.exe:
>Double click on AproposUninstaller.exe to open the removal tool. Click on the Start
>button when you are ready to start scanning. Follow the instructions within the
removal
>tool.
>
>Step 5.
>=====
>Once you are back in Windows running in normal mode with a working Device Manager,
>etc. get yourself online and download FireFox and download Microsoft AntiSpyware
>to help you stay protected against spyware.
>http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/
>http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyI...a9671&displaylang=en
>
>You should still also use Spybot S&D and Lavasoft Adware.
>http://www.safer-networking.org/
>http://www.download.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69...bj=dlpage&tag=button
>
>
>
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- re: Empty Device Manager (mattyb: Monday, November 28, 2005 at 5:52 pm)
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