From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   Windows XP SP3 Pro.   
      
   Windows KEY+PAUSE/BREAK   
   Click on hardware --> hardware manager:   
      
   //   
   MMC could not create the snap-in   
   The snap-in might have not been installed correctly   
      
   Name: Hardware manager   
   CLSID: {74246BFC-4C96-11D0-ABEF-0020AF6B0B7A}   
   //   
      
   The registry key is there:   
      
   //   
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\{74246bfc-4c9   
   -11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}]   
   "NameStringIndirect"="@C:\\WINDOWS\\system32\\devmgr.dll,-5"   
   "NameString"="Gerenciador de dispositivos" #That's "Hardware Manager"   
   in Portuguese.   
   "Provider"="Microsoft Corporation"   
   "Version"="1.0"   
   "About"="{94abaf2a-892a-11d1-bbc4-00a0c90640bf}"   
      
   [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\MMC\SnapIns\{74246bfc-4c9   
   -11d0-abef-0020af6b0b7a}\StandAlone]   
      
   //   
      
   I've tried all the M$ "official" suggestions:   
      
   Regsvr32 Msxml.dll - No errors   
      
   Regsvr32 Msxml2.dll  - No errors   
      
   Regsvr32 Msxml3.dll - No errors   
      
   Turned on plug and play   
      
   sfc /scannow  - No errors   
      
   and rebooted lots of times   
      
   	All my other snap-ins work fine.   
      
   Hardware manager worked fine about a week ago. Even tried loading a   
   saved registry from a month ago. Nothing worked.   
   	Any ideas?   
   	TIA   
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