Vista - Control Panel > Device Manager & Activate Windows Now NOTworking...

I've just done a fresh clean install of Vista on a new freshly formatted
drive, have got it to a state where all my required applications are
installed and is configured to how I like it and have some never before
experienced issues!

In Control Panel > System the Device Manager link does nothing - no
errors nothing at all. The 'Activate Windows Now' link is the same,
doing nothing at all if I select it.

What can I do to rectify this? - OTHER than re-install from scratch!

I've performed a regsvr32 devmgr.dll and performed sfc /scannow to NO avail.

Thanks.

Try these alternatives if they still work :

to open Computermanager with Devicemanager :

Startmenu -> type in the Searchbox or "run" : compmgmt.msc

(alternate 2 : rightclick "Computer" and choose "manage" )

for activation type in the search or runbox : SLUI

when in the computermanagement have a look into the "services" section and
set all services that were disabled to manual startmode - maybe some
important one was disabled ( manual will enable only essential ones when
windows starts up) = double clicking each service brings the property box
up where you can set the startmode.

To have it effective you need to restart afterwards.

Sascha/germany

"The Kontaminator" <the.kontaminator@ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I've just done a fresh clean install of Vista on a new freshly formatted
> drive, have got it to a state where all my required applications are
> installed and is configured to how I like it and have some never before
> experienced issues!
>
> In Control Panel > System the Device Manager link does nothing - no errors
> nothing at all. The 'Activate Windows Now' link is the same, doing nothing
> at all if I select it.
>
> What can I do to rectify this? - OTHER than re-install from scratch!
>
> I've performed a regsvr32 devmgr.dll and performed sfc /scannow to NO
> avail.
>
> Thanks.

Try these alternatives if they still work :

to open Computermanager with Devicemanager :

Startmenu -> type in the Searchbox or "run" : compmgmt.msc

(alternate 2 : rightclick "Computer" and choose "manage" )

for activation type in the search or runbox : SLUI

when in the computermanagement have a look into the "services" section and
set all services that were disabled to manual startmode - maybe some
important one was disabled ( manual will enable only essential ones when
windows starts up) = double clicking each service brings the property box
up where you can set the startmode.

To have it effective you need to restart afterwards.

Sascha/germany

"The Kontaminator" <the.kontaminator@ntlworld.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:XUduj.2757$d62.462@newsfe6-gui.ntli.net...
> I've just done a fresh clean install of Vista on a new freshly formatted
> drive, have got it to a state where all my required applications are
> installed and is configured to how I like it and have some never before
> experienced issues!
>
> In Control Panel > System the Device Manager link does nothing - no errors
> nothing at all. The 'Activate Windows Now' link is the same, doing nothing
> at all if I select it.
>
> What can I do to rectify this? - OTHER than re-install from scratch!
>
> I've performed a regsvr32 devmgr.dll and performed sfc /scannow to NO
> avail.
>
> Thanks.