Recently, and for over a week, I have been struggling with installing SP2 and
trying to get my computer to work again. My Device Manager was completely
empty with the exception of the top level (computer name). No devices would
show up at all.
The SP2 installation package may corrupt the registry by putting invalid
entries in the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ENUM.
There is a hotfix available from Microsoft. For a description of the
problem, go to
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914450
To request that the hotfix be sent to you, go to
http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451
They will send you a self extracting exe file. Run this file. It will
extract another exe file "WindowsXP-KB914450-v2-x86-ENU.exe". Run this file.
It will extract another exe file "fixcss.exe". Run this file to repair the
registry. After it's complete, restart the computer and check Device Manger
again. All of your hardware should show up now.
Good Luck.
"abp1873" wrote:
> any help guys i installed SP2 and suddenly i have no sound i have AC-97
> realtek audio including plug and play but the boxes in device manager are
> ghosted while any updates i try say i have most updated version installled. I
> have been through all the troubleshooting in microsoft help and support with
> me ensuring that everything is enabled including in my bios all with no luck
> seems there is a few with same problem as i've been in techguy support forum.
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