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boxtyman

boxtyman

Technical User
Apr 3, 2006
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Hi
my device manager no longer opens/ message, Snap in failed to initialise (+ registry key)
Any ideas.
I'm on xp pro SP2.
Thanks
 
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Try some of the suggestions here.

Snap-in Creation Failed.
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Just out of interest what happens if you try to get to Device Manager the old fashioned way, that is via right-click the My Computer Icon/ Properties/ Hardware/ Device Manager?
 
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Thanks. Just had to register devmgr.dll.
Seems to work for all snap-ins accoridng to Msoft.

ps via my computer didn't change anything.
 
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