Re: Device Manager will not launch from the Control Panel

Pietro

i have exactly the same problem... any solution to this yet?


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caf

My problem same , but just in my own account my ACD photomanager dont open,
if i change to guest it works good ? Somte blockings in my accountgroup?

"Pietro" wrote:

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Pietro

well, i am back where i was. after reinstall!
i reinstalled Vista x64, applied sp1 rtm, and now, after one crash (now
i know what drivers are they waiting for with SP1) am i back where i was
- i cannot launch device manager from control panel/system.
i can launch it as C:\Windows\System32\devmgmt.msc or by any and all
other methods, just not from there. funny, eh? will check with
sysinternal registry/file monitors soon, i guess.


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Mossi

I have the same .msc problem

R. C. White

Hi, Mossi.

Since you did not quote any part of the prior discussion, we have no idea
what you might be talking about. :>(

Are you an Administrator of your Vista? Are you running as Administrator?

We are here because we want to help you. But you have to give us SOMETHING
to go on!

RC
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"Mossi" <Mossi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I have the same .msc problem

mateia

Hello,

>i cannot launch device manager from control panel/system.
>i can launch it as C:\Windows\System32\devmgmt.msc or by any and all
>other methods, just not from there

I've had this problem and solved it after reading this link:
'Vista Device Manager link broken by notepad alternative, JujuEdit'
(http://channel9.msdn.com/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=361952)

The article says to carefully check what registry entries you have in
the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers tree

compare the keys you see on your computer with those from another clean
installation of Vista.

I've found a difference in the ContextMenuHandlers tree, I had a
registry key referring to a file called CopyPathExt.dll and after I
removed the registry key, the Device Manager in the System dialog box
link began to work again!!!

Attached is an image of the
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\*\shellex\ContextMenuHandlers tree after removing the
CopyPathExt.dll mentioned above.


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|Filename: CleanDevmgmt.jpg |
|Download: 67 |
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