From: burrynulnulfour@ppllaanneett.nnll   
      
   On 29.01.24 21:16, Auric__ wrote:   
   > Shadow wrote:   
   >   
   >> On Sat, 27 Jan 2024 19:54:52 -0000 (UTC), "Auric__"   
   >>  wrote:   
   > [snip]   
   >>> What I would do is delete %APPDATA%\devmgmt, and *MOVE* those text files   
   >>> out of %APPDATA%\MMC -- put them on your desktop. Then retry devmgmt and   
   >>> see what you get.   
   >>   
   >>       OK. Done. Same error message.   
   >>       Running out of ideas...   
   >>   
   >>       This is the first time I've "lost" my device manager in over 2   
   >> decades.   
   >>       Google is *NEVER* friendly when you really need it. And M$   
   >> treats XP like it was a contagious disease.   
   >   
   > I hate to say it, but in today's world, XP connected to the internet *is* an   
   > infectious disease.   
   >   
   >>       PS I'll try rebooting into safe mode and running it. Maybe a   
   >> driver or service is conflicting somehow. Maybe tomorrow. Have stuff   
   >> to do.   
   >   
   > That's certainly possible. Or some program running in the background or   
   > something. Just remember: If all else fails, reinstalling Windows generally   
   > fixes anything except hardware failure. It sucks, but before Win7 I generally   
   > reinstalled 2-3 time per year.   
   >   
   >   
   > On an unrelated side note, please do me a favor and add a space after your   
   > sig delimiter. "-- " and not "--". Newsreaders generally can recognize the   
   > form with the space and automatically remove it from replies; Xnews (at   
   > least) doesn't recognize the version without the space.   
   >   
   Tssk.... My XP PRO works fine, and devmgmt   
   started in a dos box, works quite well.......   
      
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