February 14, 2001 10:14 PM

Dealing with Devices

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Kathy Ivens
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Use Device Manager to simplify configuration and troubleshooting
Like most administrators, whenever I needed to solve a hardware problem in Windows NT, I wished I could use the Windows 9x Device Manager. This tool makes viewing and configuring device settings a snap and also simplifies troubleshooting hardware problems that result from settings conflicts or incorrect drivers.

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Exactly Right!!Thank u very much,I had the same problem for one month.But this solution worked perfectly...........

Anonymous User 8/12/2005 11:01:12 PM

1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
2. Double-click Plug and Play.
If you receive a Configuration Manager message, click OK.
3. In the Startup Type list, click Automatic, and then click OK.
4. Close Services.
5. Restart the computer.

Anonymous User 6/29/2005 11:55:02 AM

1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
2. Double-click Plug and Play.
If you receive a Configuration Manager message, click OK.
3. In the Startup Type list, click Automatic, and then click OK.
4. Close Services.
5. Restart the computer.

Anonymous User 6/29/2005 11:55:02 AM

1. Click Start, click Run, type services.msc, and then click OK.
2. Double-click Plug and Play.
If you receive a Configuration Manager message, click OK.
3. In the Startup Type list, click Automatic, and then click OK.
4. Close Services.
5. Restart the computer.

Anonymous User 6/29/2005 11:55:02 AM

Have a look:

http://www.softwaretipsandtricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15653

Anonymous User 4/13/2005 3:55:08 AM

same problem here, winxp shows blank device manager, in addition, my registry shows tons of nonsence entries under "\\enum\\root\\legacy_rasman

Anonymous User 2/1/2005 1:44:02 AM

i have the same problem, im still alerted when i add a device. im on windows xp, amd athlon 64 3000+ ~2.0 GHz, radeon 9600xt 256mb, 1 gb of ram. cany ideas? almost seems completely normal except i can't install one or two things like ati catalyst now.

Anonymous User 1/3/2005 6:12:05 AM

Interesting...I just spent an hour on the phone with Dell, and no luck for me either. My Network Connections is also blank. Strange thing is that everything still works!

Anonymous User 11/26/2004 1:31:37 AM

Does your system still 'alert' when you connect a device?

USB I meant...


Anonymous User 11/15/2004 5:43:11 PM

Does your system still 'alert' when you connect a device?

Anonymous User 11/15/2004 5:41:42 PM

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