Re: Can't run Device Manager
More than likely you have a problem with malware that is causing this and
you should proceed accordingly with malware scans also in Safe Mode being
sure to use the latest virus definitions from your virus detection and
removal program. Beyond that see if you can use regedit and if you can go to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\policies\Microsoft and delete any keys you see
under Microsoft. Those are the keys that Group Policy uses in XP Pro. That
may not fix all your problems but would be a good start. --- Steve
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxpsp2/Default.mspx
--- Protect Your PC must follow tips.
"gmirek" <gmirek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AEAFE0E2-F666-4232-9ECE-66D44D3D3744@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>I am having a problem with my computer at home running Windows XP Home with
> SP2. The account that I am logging into has Administrator privilege. For
> some
> reason, I am unable to install device drivers and access various MMC
> Snap-ins. Also, some of my Snap-ins "fail to initialize" when I try
> launching
> them.. like the Event Viewer. I think somehow my permissions have gone bad
> for my account. even though I am an Administrator and never had any
> problems
> until a couple of weeks ago.
>
> When I try to launch the Device Manager under Administrative Tools from
> Control Panel, a dialogue box pops up which says "You do not have
> sufficient
> security privileges to uninstall devices or to change device properties or
> device drivers. Please contact your site administrator, or logout and log
> in
> again as an administrator and try again."
>
> This account was working fine up until a couple of weeks ago. I have also
> tried creating a new account with Administrator privilege and I get the
> same
> result.
>
> Do you know of any way that I can look at my permissions settings and/or
> restore them to the correct values? Do you know if they are kept in some
> Registry entry somewhere or some System File?
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. I'd hate to have to install XP
> again.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Mirek
>
.
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