hi
i have just noticed my device manager is blank
i have checked in services and plug and play is enabled and running
i have also checked permisions in my registry hkey/ current config /system /enum with regedit and i have all the relevant permisions
i have ran out of ideas can anyone shed any light
with thanks

The standard reply to this issue is:

Go to Start/Administrative Tools/Services. Scroll down to Plug and Play
Service and stop and restart it. Once done the Device Manager will populate
again.

More:

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...r+blank&qt_g=1

hi jephree
thanks for your response i cant turn off the plug and play service,whether i press automatic, manual or disabled the stop, start pause and resume buttons are faded out and cant be used

I've been reading up on this the last couple of days. Many people having the same problem at the same time and the usual fixes arent working. Only possible fix some have found is here http://forums.ubi.com/groupee/forums...973#6821025973 So if you've tried the MS fix, this one wont hurt to try either.

Can you do this:

Right click Plug & Play then click Properties then click the drop down menu next to Startup type.

Disable it then Apply OK then go back & set it back to Automatic apply/OK.

?

tassie devil
hi i ran the fix you posted and everything is now back to normal thanks very much
once again problem fixed with help from DAL

Glad it worked. Seems Apropos is the main reason for this at the moment.