Help me put the path back in Plug and Play

[Kdiver58]

I have a computer running Windows XP 64. Out of the blue I nocticed the device manager folder was blank.
I did some searching and found the plug and play was no longer running. When I go to Services.msc and try and start it it says that it can't find the path. When I look at the plug and play properties .. there is no path. And I can't type it in.

I'm pulling my hair out on this one . I've run sfc /scannow

I can't get plug and play to work and I really need it running .. Thanks .. K

 

[techmanc]

Try doing a repair reinstall of XP.

 

[Kdiver58]

I'm trying to keep from wiping Service pack 2 out. What is making me mad REALLY mad is that when I run services.msc and go to plug and play it won't let me type the path in. The area is blank and lets me put the cursor up in the blank area where the path is supposed to be but ..will not let me enter the path.

I've run regedit and regedt32 I've added everyone under enum .. this just makes no sense.

 

[techmanc]

Upgrade your CD to SP2 or SP3 with nlite some info here.
http://www.start64.com/index.p...=view&id=195&Itemid=73

 

[Kdiver58]

Well I did a repair install and that worked ... killed a lot of time but it worked.

I wish I knew how this happened .. ggggrrrrr

 

[techmanc]

Well unfortunately it was a lot of work but imagine if you lost everything. That way i do an image backup at least weekly with Shadowprotect Desktop. With all the things that go on with an OS I am surprised there stable at all. The way I setup my system for faster and smaller size backups is to just use my OS partition with all my program that are part of it and Games and such are on a different partition. It much to nicer completely restore my system in 20 mins when the next disaster strikes

 

[JeffreyLebowski]

Originally posted by: Kdiver58
Well I did a repair install and that worked ... killed a lot of time but it worked.

I wish I knew how this happened .. ggggrrrrr

It happened because you installed Windows.