Device Manager Problems

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When I try to get onto device manager in windows xp it doesn't show anything,
no hardware or anything, just blank space.
How do I get to show the device manager correctly??
 
craigspcs said:
When I try to get onto device manager in windows xp it doesn't show
anything, no hardware or anything, just blank space.
How do I get to show the device manager correctly??
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There is a rash of this going around, apparently connected to malware.
The AproposFix mentioned in the forum below:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14679793

seems to have fixed it for several posters. It would be wise to do
general malware scanning also.

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke
 
Ramesh said:
Thanks for this info, Malke.
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Actually, we have R. McCarthy to thank for it since he (or she, I don't
know which) found the connection and the fix. There have been 3 or 4 of
these posts very recently so there is something new going around.

Malke
 
I came across this thread b/c of same problem with device manager. Thanks
for the apropros fix which did the trick. (my epson scanner wasn't being
recognized) Another problem at same time is Photoshop elements 2 won't work
b/c of not finding a NEFLibrary3PS.dll. Could this be related or likely
another problem? Reloading PSE2 hasn't fixed it.
M Dunn
 
Don't thank me for the fix, I just happen to cross reference enough links
I use for Security/Diagnostics to luck onto the DSLReports forum post.
It (Empty Device Manager) seems to also have Malware that removes
the System Privileges from the Enum Key - also blanks out the device
table. Not sure if it's from the same infector or something else.

And as the line goes from "A Hard Days Night" - "He's a Clean Old Man".
Most of my friends just call me Mac.
 
R. McCarty said:
Don't thank me for the fix, I just happen to cross reference enough
links I use for Security/Diagnostics to luck onto the DSLReports forum
post. It (Empty Device Manager) seems to also have Malware that
removes the System Privileges from the Enum Key - also blanks out the
device table. Not sure if it's from the same infector or something
else.

And as the line goes from "A Hard Days Night" - "He's a Clean Old
Man". Most of my friends just call me Mac.
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I hope that I may be permitted to call you "Mac" then. And just take the
compliment, OK? You did a great job of Sherlocking this one and you've
helped a whole lot of people by it.

Best regards,

Malke
 
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