Re: WindowsXP Start Up - Fix failed

From: DeeAitch (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/29/04 

Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 19:59:32 -0700

Hi Kent,

This does make some sense to me. I have to tell you
though that when the Audigy install failed, I reinstalled
my PCI512 card and the updated XP drivers anyway.

But I'm doing something wrong with command prompt. Don't
use this much. I click Run/cmd/ then typ in c:\> set
DEVMGR . . . this is not recognized. I'm typing too many
characters. I'm still not wise to everything. Please tell
me EXACTLY how to do this.

I did go to device manager and checked Show Hidden . . .
Doesn't seem to be anything unusual in there. My PCI512
and the MIDI/Joystick SBLive! Gameport.

I never had these problems before I tried installing the
Audigy, so I don't think it could be the 512.

I will check your link about shutdown problems and let
you know. Please tell me how to type in the command
prompt correctly. Thanks much.

DeeAitch
>-----Original Message-----
>DeeAitch wrote:
>
>> The fix for turning off Dumprep.exe did not work. I
>> restarted the computer, it got to the Windows XP Home
>> progress bar page with the colored flag logo and then
>> tried to restart. I hit the reboot button and it
loaded
>> to the blue screen check disk, scanned, found no
errors
>> and then loaded the OS and I'm online now with no
>> apparent problems.
>>
>> This all seems to be a result of a horrible and failed
>> install of the SOundblaster I mentioned. I've read
>> responses from people about failed WinXP Repair
>> Installs,and I'm not sure about trying that.
>> What do you think about this? Thanks.
>
>I think you have a shutdown problem. Go to www.aumha.org
and find the
>section on Shutdown issues and go through those. Your
Soundblaster
>device driver is very likely not allowing Windows to
properly shutdown.
>When you reboot, Windows insists on doing a chkdsk
because Windows was
>not shutdown properly. If you can get this device
completely removed,
>then you should be able to shutdown properly.
>
>One suggestion more. You can enable nonpresent devices
in your device
>manager. To see nonpresent devices in Device Manager,
open a command prompt:
>
>C:\> set DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
>C:\> devmgmt.msc
>
>Then "show hidden" and your nonpresent devices will
appear. You can then
>delete nonpresent devices like your failed sound card.
>
>To put this environment variable into XP permanently,
open System
>Control Panel, Advanced tab, Environment Variables
button, System Variables:
>
>DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES=1
>
>Now when you show hidden in device manager, you will see
your hidden and
>nonpresent devices.
>
>--
>Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security
>.
>