Device Manager Empty / Blank

[Tom]

Hi: I am having a problem with my device manager. Nothing appears in the
window at all. It is completly blank. I have done several things that were
recomended on other websites. I have restarted Plug & Play and I have insured
all file permissions are set correctly in the registry. Neither of the two
have worked. I don;t know what else it could be. The reason I found out it
was blank in the first place was because my USB port stop working at some
point. Any suggestions?

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Run devmgmt.msc or if it is truly gone, create another
one by running "mmc /a", adding the device manager plug-in
and saving that to devmgmt.msc in %windir%\system32.

Ref: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_d.htm

[Courtesy of MS-MVP Kelly Theriot]
--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx

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"Tom" wrote:

| Hi: I am having a problem with my device manager. Nothing appears in the
| window at all. It is completly blank. I have done several things that were
| recomended on other websites. I have restarted Plug & Play and I have insured
| all file permissions are set correctly in the registry. Neither of the two
| have worked. I don;t know what else it could be. The reason I found out it
| was blank in the first place was because my USB port stop working at some
| point. Any suggestions?