Device manager displays blank page? Help please1

[roscoe2000]

Device manager displays blank page? Help please!

Hi,

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I have

Firewall - Zone Alarm

Anti Virus - AVG

Opertaing System - XP - SP2

Spyware MS Antispyware

Not sure if I have a virus as everything is showing clear but when I go into device manager I just get a blank page i.e. I do not see any of my devices.

Has anybody seen this before or any ideas on how it can be fixed.

Thanks.

Mick.

 

[outrunner]

Try this from MS http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311504 or this obtained from Annoyances.org, as per the following link, as it is a long thread. Naturally, backup the registry prior to making the change/s: -

re: Empty Device Manager

"The issue is security permissions in the registry. I cannot tell how they are lost

but I can tell you how to fix it short of having to re-install Windows!

You must use regedt32.exe in Windows 2000/XP (as I have not seen this problem posted

for any other operating system). Be very carefull making changes in the regisrty!

You must be logged on as a local administrator to perform this task:

1. Go to "Start", "Run", and enter "regedt32"

2. Maximize the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" window.

3. Scroll down to "SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum"

4. With "Enum" selected click the "Security", "Permissions" menu.

Note: At this point you will probably notice there are no permissions on this key.

5. Click "Add".

6. Add the group "Everyone" and the user "SYSTEM".

7. Select "Everyone" and check "Read" ONLY!

8. Select "SYSTEM" and check "Full Control".

9. Click the "Advanced" button at the bottom of the window.

10. On the Advanced window check "Reset permissions on all child objects..."

11. Click "OK"

12. On the warning window click "Yes"

13. Close REGEDT32

You should now be able to see everything in Device Manager, Network Places Properties,

and Printers."

 

[roscoe2000]

Thanks for the reply.

I noticed on another thread somebody was talking about X Spyware Cleaner.

I have been having a few problems so I downloaded it and ran it.

It seemed to pick quite a few things up. After I rebooted everything was back to normal. Weird, no idea if this or something else fixed my problem but for the time being everythings sweet.

Mick.