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John,
Don't you just love it when you install something and *it* screws things up?
Keep having fun. "-)
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In news:FD13C50A-4F1D-4DD2-80AF-032195953772@microsoft.com,
John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> I found the answer in annoyances link. Someone else had just installed a
> Saitek P2500 and that created the problem. In Registry after permission
> is granted, click on the "advanced" key and check the box "reset
> permissions on all child objects...", click apply and check yes at the
> security warning. Everything is back to normal.
>
> Thanks Wes
>
> "Wesley Vogel" wrote:
>
>> No Items Appear in the Device Manager List When You Open It
>>
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311504
>>
>> [[If Device Manager is showing nothing, then Its the plug and play
>> service that is the problem. But if the Device manager is showing the
>> system_name and not showing any devices in the window, then check the
>> security permissions on the Registry key
>> HKLM\SYSTEM\CURRENTCONTROLSET\ENUM .The SYSTEM account must have full
>> control permissions on this key in order for the Device manager to list
>> all the devices in the window ]]
>> Posted by pradeep kumar moses
>>
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winxp/t1051715405
>>
>> --
>> Hope this helps. Let us know.
>>
>> Wes
>> MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> In news:39D5516B-DE4D-4C33-9A84-3E5B321230AE@microsoft.com,
>> John <John@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
>>> I no longer have a Device Manager that shows what hardware I have
>>> installed. I've tried the suggestions that I've read in this group and
>>> none of them work. I've added "DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS" to my registry and
>>> that didn't work either. Any suggestions.
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>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> John