Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in the
device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored to an
earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then disappeared
again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again to fix this
problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that will have to be
reinstalled after that.
Thanks.
--
Tony

Which devices ? - some or all, the Devil is in the details.
Reinstalling XP to overcome that type of issue isn't necessary. That's
like replacing the whole engine to fix a clogged filter.

Is your Chipset driver package up to date ? Have you removed
the "Phantom" devices in the categories your problem devices
belong to ?

"Tony" <Tony@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EAE826B6-5A89-4C4D-B5CE-81530A572D34@microsoft.com...
> Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in
> the
> device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored to an
> earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then disappeared
> again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again to fix this
> problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that will have to be
> reinstalled after that.
> Thanks.
> --
> Tony

I want to compare my config to yours because I have the same problem. Someone
will no doubt chip in with the PnP disabled answer they are feeding everyone,
but that's not it so don't waste a second of your life trying what they tell
you.

So, because I'm in the same boat with WinXP Home AND WinXP Pro and also don't
want to reinstall, I am trying to get to the bottom of this problem.

Can you post your hardware specs here. These are my specs, if you can provide
your equivalents it would be useful:

CPU: AMD 3500+
MB: Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 (nForce 3)
GPU: NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
Sound: Hercules GTXP 5.1
RAM: 2Gb (2x1gb)
HDD: 3x70 Gb SATA
DVD: 2x drives
USB: Wireless Mouse, Wired Kb, Webcam, TrackIR, Joystick, Palm Pilot.


Tony wrote:
> Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in the
> device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored to an
> earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then disappeared
> again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again to fix this
> problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that will have to be
> reinstalled after that.
> Thanks.

Have you applied the latest nVidia Chipset driver package ?
Use the nVidia menu page, select Platform/nForce drivers &
then the nForce 1/2/3 and finally your specific XP platform.
http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp


"Josh Gibbs" <unknown@spam.net> wrote in message
news:e7BUUDu2FHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>I want to compare my config to yours because I have the same problem.
>Someone
> will no doubt chip in with the PnP disabled answer they are feeding
> everyone,
> but that's not it so don't waste a second of your life trying what they
> tell
> you.
>
> So, because I'm in the same boat with WinXP Home AND WinXP Pro and also
> don't
> want to reinstall, I am trying to get to the bottom of this problem.
>
> Can you post your hardware specs here. These are my specs, if you can
> provide
> your equivalents it would be useful:
>
> CPU: AMD 3500+
> MB: Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 (nForce 3)
> GPU: NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
> Sound: Hercules GTXP 5.1
> RAM: 2Gb (2x1gb)
> HDD: 3x70 Gb SATA
> DVD: 2x drives
> USB: Wireless Mouse, Wired Kb, Webcam, TrackIR, Joystick, Palm Pilot.
>
> Tony wrote:
>> Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in
>> the device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored
>> to an earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then
>> disappeared again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again to
>> fix this problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that will
>> have to be reinstalled after that.
>> Thanks.

If I hadn't before, it's updated now - I usually keep things in pretty
mint condition in terms of drivers - but no, the nForce drivers appear
to have nothing to do with the problem. Search the forum for my name
to see root cause of the problem.

R. McCarty wrote:
> Have you applied the latest nVidia Chipset driver package ?
> Use the nVidia menu page, select Platform/nForce drivers &
> then the nForce 1/2/3 and finally your specific XP platform.
> http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
>
>
> "Josh Gibbs" <unknown@spam.net> wrote in message
> news:e7BUUDu2FHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>
>>I want to compare my config to yours because I have the same problem.
>>Someone
>>will no doubt chip in with the PnP disabled answer they are feeding
>>everyone,
>>but that's not it so don't waste a second of your life trying what they
>>tell
>>you.
>>
>>So, because I'm in the same boat with WinXP Home AND WinXP Pro and also
>>don't
>>want to reinstall, I am trying to get to the bottom of this problem.
>>
>>Can you post your hardware specs here. These are my specs, if you can
>>provide
>>your equivalents it would be useful:
>>
>>CPU: AMD 3500+
>>MB: Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 (nForce 3)
>>GPU: NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
>>Sound: Hercules GTXP 5.1
>>RAM: 2Gb (2x1gb)
>>HDD: 3x70 Gb SATA
>>DVD: 2x drives
>>USB: Wireless Mouse, Wired Kb, Webcam, TrackIR, Joystick, Palm Pilot.
>>
>>Tony wrote:
>>
>>>Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in
>>>the device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored
>>>to an earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then
>>>disappeared again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again to
>>>fix this problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that will
>>>have to be reinstalled after that.
>>>Thanks.
>
>
>

Sorry it didn't address your specific issue. Believe I'll pass on
back searching the thread history.

"Josh Gibbs" <unknown@spam.net> wrote in message
news:OFNHgcu2FHA.1140@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> If I hadn't before, it's updated now - I usually keep things in pretty
> mint condition in terms of drivers - but no, the nForce drivers appear
> to have nothing to do with the problem. Search the forum for my name
> to see root cause of the problem.
>
> R. McCarty wrote:
>> Have you applied the latest nVidia Chipset driver package ?
>> Use the nVidia menu page, select Platform/nForce drivers &
>> then the nForce 1/2/3 and finally your specific XP platform.
>> http://www.nvidia.com/content/drivers/drivers.asp
>>
>>
>> "Josh Gibbs" <unknown@spam.net> wrote in message
>> news:e7BUUDu2FHA.3228@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>I want to compare my config to yours because I have the same problem.
>>>Someone
>>>will no doubt chip in with the PnP disabled answer they are feeding
>>>everyone,
>>>but that's not it so don't waste a second of your life trying what they
>>>tell
>>>you.
>>>
>>>So, because I'm in the same boat with WinXP Home AND WinXP Pro and also
>>>don't
>>>want to reinstall, I am trying to get to the bottom of this problem.
>>>
>>>Can you post your hardware specs here. These are my specs, if you can
>>>provide
>>>your equivalents it would be useful:
>>>
>>>CPU: AMD 3500+
>>>MB: Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 (nForce 3)
>>>GPU: NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
>>>Sound: Hercules GTXP 5.1
>>>RAM: 2Gb (2x1gb)
>>>HDD: 3x70 Gb SATA
>>>DVD: 2x drives
>>>USB: Wireless Mouse, Wired Kb, Webcam, TrackIR, Joystick, Palm Pilot.
>>>
>>>Tony wrote:
>>>
>>>>Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in
>>>>the device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored
>>>>to an earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then
>>>>disappeared again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again
>>>>to fix this problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that
>>>>will have to be reinstalled after that.
>>>>Thanks.
>>
>>

> Which devices ? - some or all, the Devil is in the details.
the Devil is in the heart of man.
He loves it when we invent products that we have to create newsgroups
to go to just to look for fix-its.......
oh yes Mc, the devil is not in the product, he is in the heart.

As Don Henley's "The Garden of Allah" quotes the Devil -

""Things were a lot more fun around here - before things got
so Fuzzy"".


"Rex" <Rex@Hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Which devices ? - some or all, the Devil is in the details.
> the Devil is in the heart of man.
> He loves it when we invent products that we have to create newsgroups
> to go to just to look for fix-its.......
> oh yes Mc, the devil is not in the product, he is in the heart.
>
>

I think there is a conflict from windows update downloads and the device
manager.
I restored to Oct 3rd and every time I downloaded from windows update I lost
the device manager information. Without the downloads everything works fine.
There are about 8 downloads and I will have to experiment to see which one is
causing the problem.
Good luck!
--
Tony


"Josh Gibbs" wrote:

> I want to compare my config to yours because I have the same problem. Someone
> will no doubt chip in with the PnP disabled answer they are feeding everyone,
> but that's not it so don't waste a second of your life trying what they tell
> you.
>
> So, because I'm in the same boat with WinXP Home AND WinXP Pro and also don't
> want to reinstall, I am trying to get to the bottom of this problem.
>
> Can you post your hardware specs here. These are my specs, if you can provide
> your equivalents it would be useful:
>
> CPU: AMD 3500+
> MB: Gigabyte K8NSNXP-939 (nForce 3)
> GPU: NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
> Sound: Hercules GTXP 5.1
> RAM: 2Gb (2x1gb)
> HDD: 3x70 Gb SATA
> DVD: 2x drives
> USB: Wireless Mouse, Wired Kb, Webcam, TrackIR, Joystick, Palm Pilot.
>
>
> Tony wrote:
> > Any help on how to retify this problem? My devices are not showing up in the
> > device manager and I cannot install scanners or cameras. I restored to an
> > earlier restore point and it worked for short time and then disappeared
> > again. I would like not to reinstall XP Home edition again to fix this
> > problem because I have a lot programs on my computer that will have to be
> > reinstalled after that.
> > Thanks.
>