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Bizarre Windows XP Device Manager Error

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First post, by Schafeman

Posted on 2024-08-14, 20:45

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I'm running into a very strange issue I have never seen before, and I've installed XP probably a hundred times. Using a known-good XP Pro SP3 install CD, everything went fine as far as the actual installation process but now that I have it running I can't get into Device Manager to see what additional devices I need drivers for.

Please see the picture I attached of what I see when I attempt to view but its something referencing Internet Explorer 'not being able to link to the web page I requested'.

Any ideas here on what might be causing this? It's running on a small ITX board with a Via chipset.

Thanks!

Reply 1 of 4, by Schafeman

Posted on 2024-08-16, 12:17

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Anyone have any ideas? I have big ideas I’m using this computer for and need to get into device manager. Any tips or help appreciated!

Reply 2 of 4, by agent_x007

Posted on 2024-08-16, 12:27

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Try to launch device manager from run command ?
Shortcut : Windows + R
Type : devmgmt. msc

Reply 3 of 4, by feda

Posted on 2024-08-16, 13:12

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Give this a go https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/136 … alize/?p=769763

Posted 16 March 2008 - 09:31 PM Hi FourDown, try this in the run box type in> regsvr32 devmgr.dll If you then get a "Action Canc […]
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Posted 16 March 2008 - 09:31 PM
Hi FourDown, try this in the run box type in> regsvr32 devmgr.dll
If you then get a "Action Cancelled error" type in> regsvr32 dmocx.dll
You may get an error message that the file is missing so you will extract a copy from Windows XP CD-ROM or the ServicePackFiles folder.

Last edited by feda on 2024-08-16, 17:13. Edited 2 times in total.

Reply 4 of 4, by Schafeman

Posted on 2024-08-16, 15:55

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I knew I could rely on my favorite forum.. feda you are a genius, that worked. Thanks for the tip!

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