Strange problem with Windows XP Professional.

Priapus · 10 Jan 2008 at 07:48

Howzit guys.

I've got a friend's computer here, which doesn't detect any USB devices. So, I decided to have a look in the device manager to see if the USB Host devices were installed. When I opened up the device manager, it doesn't show anything.

No devices at all. Just empty.. :confused:

Also, the user seems to have disabled a lot of things, as the theme is clasic mode and the machine is only using 45mb of ram in idle.

Any ideas, guys?

Thanks a lot.

Rob.

Priapus · 10 Jan 2008 at 08:05

Is a repair install the only way?

Reason I ask is because I don't have the Windows XP Professional disk here, with me.

Thank you.

Priapus · 10 Jan 2008 at 09:22

Even if it is; there should still be devices in the device manager. Iwill check it however.

Thanks all.

Priapus · 10 Jan 2008 at 09:33

LizardKing said:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311504

See if that helps.

I think you've just hit the nail on the head there. I checked, services.msc and a lot of 9if not all) services were disabled! :eek:

Including the PnP one too.

I'm going to try enable some of them now. Does anyone have a list as such to which ones should be enabled and ones that shouldn't?

Priapus · 10 Jan 2008 at 09:36

LizardKign: Thanks, all working now. However I am still worried about all the other services being disabled?

Priapus · 10 Jan 2008 at 13:41

I checked there and the site is now not working. I just enabled the ones I thought were needed. All working now.

Thanks all!