Old reg keys that I can get rid of.

[Steven S. Whitlow]

Have a server that after performing a bios upgrade and
adding a processor crashed. Got it back up but the are
old Reg keys that I can delete that are causing me great
grief. There is an old reg key for the controllor before
the upgrade and also a key for the tape drive. There are
also keys for the upgrade controllor and the tape drive.
When I go to delete them it says that I can. tried in
both safe mode and reg mode. How can I get rid of these
reg keys. The reason why I know that this is the problem
is because the controllor sees the tape drive in ID 14
and windows sees it on id 5 where it use to be. Even if
I move it to id 5 it still doesn't work. Any ideas?

Thanks

 

[Dave Patrick]

To display hidden devices, non-Plug and Play devices, and devices not
attached to the computer (commonly known as "ghosted" or "phantom" devices)
From a command prompt;

set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
then
start devmgmt.msc

Then, use Device Manager to remove or reconfigure these devices. Do not edit
the registry.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]

:
| Have a server that after performing a bios upgrade and
| adding a processor crashed. Got it back up but the are
| old Reg keys that I can delete that are causing me great
| grief. There is an old reg key for the controllor before
| the upgrade and also a key for the tape drive. There are
| also keys for the upgrade controllor and the tape drive.
| When I go to delete them it says that I can. tried in
| both safe mode and reg mode. How can I get rid of these
| reg keys. The reason why I know that this is the problem
| is because the controllor sees the tape drive in ID 14
| and windows sees it on id 5 where it use to be. Even if
| I move it to id 5 it still doesn't work. Any ideas?
|
| Thanks

 

[Steven S. Whitlow]

The devices are not there ie tape drive but it keeps
showing up, which keeps the backup software from seeing
the new tape drive.

 

[Dave Patrick]

For stability reasons you'll probably want to recut the server.

--
Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft MVP [Windows NT/2000 Operating Systems]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect.

:
| The devices are not there ie tape drive but it keeps
| showing up, which keeps the backup software from seeing
| the new tape drive.
|
|
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Have a server that after performing a bios upgrade and
| >adding a processor crashed. Got it back up but the are
| >old Reg keys that I can delete that are causing me great
| >grief. There is an old reg key for the controllor
| before
| >the upgrade and also a key for the tape drive. There
| are
| >also keys for the upgrade controllor and the tape
| drive.
| >When I go to delete them it says that I can. tried in
| >both safe mode and reg mode. How can I get rid of these
| >reg keys. The reason why I know that this is the
| problem
| >is because the controllor sees the tape drive in ID 14
| >and windows sees it on id 5 where it use to be. Even if
| >I move it to id 5 it still doesn't work. Any ideas?
| >
| >Thanks
| >.
| >