Fast way to remove all from device manager/ENUM key (Win9x/ME ONLY)

[glc]

JUST 9x/ME. Have you reread all the posts in this thread yet?

[Alex123]

Originally posted by Alex123 I have a question regarding an alternate method for the enum trick. Would not do the trick saving the current configuration, then replacing the hardware that is going to be changed and at start up, If I am not mistaking, should appear a message asking you if you want to use current configuration or the one you named when saving it, prior to change your hardware? I am just thinking of that possibility, then if you take current configuration, it should start looking for all of this new hardware (mobo, or whatever you put in there), then, install corresponding drivers. Do you think that would work? Or I am just dreaming here

Do you people think it might work this way as well?

[glc]

Saw it the first time - I dunno. Care to try it and report back?

[Alex123]

We used to do this at school. We were a gropu of 6 students and everyone had a removable rack, the purpose of it was to move the hard drive from computer to computer, I think what we had to do was to rename the current configuration to something diferent than "original configuration, then when we put the hard drive in other pc, it would ask if you want to load the "renamed configuration" or the "original configuration".

At the moment I don't have where to test this, but I am wondering if someone here remember of doing this before, altough I doubt it, because if glc doesn't know, probably I dreamed it

[Carl Price]

I've recently downloaded a program called win driver expert (do a google search) which saves the drivers for you in a folder of their own. It allows you to change harddrives easily. It is also great for any task (over the top install, changing the registry, etc.)when the original driver disk has been lost or misplaced. Run it before you change the harddrive and delete enum, then you can reload your drivers easily on the new harddrive. Following is a short post of the readme.txt for this program.

User's Manual for WinDriver Expert v1.10

[Introduction]

WinDriver Expert is FREEWARE, provides you the easy and fast detection and backup of the entire hardware device drivers currently on your system. Just one or two mouse button clicks, you will have all your hardware devices retracted and backuped to any folder you want. Also a INF device script installer is included.

When you reinstall or upgrade your Windows system, you will find the backuped drivers very useful.

The software is most applicable to those who has lost one or more Driver Disk or Driver CD-ROM for a certain hardware, as long as the hardware device fuctions correctly on your current system.

[How to use]

Click 'Fast Collect' button, then select a certain device that you want to backup its driver, then click 'Make' button, then select a destination folder/path/directory, then click 'Start' button.

OR simply click 'Fast Collect' button, then click 'Make All' button, and you will have all your hardware devices retracted and backuped.

[License Agreement]

The software is provided as it is. The author, Jacques ZHANG, does not garantee any data lost or demage in any form that may occur to your computer.

The software can be distributed freely, as long as it is not binded with other software or packaged with other things, and most important of all, is not modified!

[Contact the author]

E-mail: applyforjob@etang.com
Language: English, French or simplified Chinese.

[calvinhobbes]

With 2000/XP, just use hardware control panel and choose Uninstall Hardware. When it gives a list of devices, click show hidden and then you can remove the ones for those parts that you no longer have in your system.

does this really work? can I use it to put in a new motherboard and keep my old hardrive with windows xp and not have to reinstall?

[glc]

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?&threadid=100373

You still need to have your XP CD available, and it must be a generic one, not a restore CD. You may have to do a repair reinstall.

[NicRic]

I imagine this would work to remove double entries in device manager ? In other words ,can you remove certain listing ,or is it all or nothing . Iam askig this ? B/4 actually going to REGEDIT and viewing that entry , if its listed two times in device manger ,would it also be listed twice in the registry ?
Thanks NicRic
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[glc]

If you have double entries in device manager, remove them both in safe mode and the proper one will be reinstalled on reboot. The 2 exceptions have been listed earlier - keyboard and DMA controller - you remove the unflagged one to make room for the flagged one to take the proper resources.

[atu]

Can you guys tell me where this is in win2k? There is HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/enum...thanks.

There is a shareware program called regalyzer, by the same people who make SpyBot S&D, that will open the registry and allow for easy editing. Beware when editing the registry that you do not delete the wrong key or you will have to try to boot to Last Known Good Configuration, F8 on POST, or reinstall.

[HAL9000]

This trick doesn't work with Win2K... best bet there is to do a repair installation.

[atu]

Not a trick, program allows instant access to registry

[glc]

So does Regedit and Regedt32.

This thread is not about editing a Win2K registry. You do NOT want to remove the Enum key in Win2k.

[Familyman]

Thanks for the great tip. I used it to load Windows ME on an old Toshiba Libretto.

In the device manager there are several duplicates with yellow flags, the Toshiba AccuPoint mouse, Direct memory access controller, Numeric data processor, Programmable interrupt controller, System CMOS/real time clock and System timer. I don't have Toshiba Win ME drivers for these items. Would it be OK to removed the flagged duplicates from device manager? Will they just come back again if I remove them?

Thanks

[HAL9000]

Actually, try removing the UNflagged ones. Usually the flagged ones are the proper ones and they end up conflicting with the unflagged ones.

[Familyman]

OK, I'll do that.

I found some Win 95 and 98 drivers for the Libretto. Will they work with Win ME?

[riskmanager]

Hi Guys,

I read through this thread and think my problem is the ENUM key, but I may have screwed up. I recently got a new machine w/ WinXP. I removed HD from my old HD (Win98) to try and set up a dual boot in the new box. Old machine mobo is dead, I already tried getting it up again.

When I stuck it in the new machine and reset the BIO's HD order and ran Win98, it worked the first time. But it saw all the new hardware and spent about 15 minutes redoing all the hardware, then when I went to restart...the machine keeps freezing in the Win98 startup screen. I'm assuming there is alot of hardware conflicts going on.

I read that there is a way to go back to the old registry via scan reg/restore. But how do I get into C prompt prior to Win98 start up screen. Or even safe mode? On the old machine F8 at the Dell screen did the trick and brought me to a menu w/ safe mode/Cprompt/etc., but on this machine, it hasn't worked. "delete" at startup brings me to the BIOs. Any help is much appreciated.

[sgtspector]

You have to hit the key after the post is finished but before windows starts loading. Sound tricky? It is. If you hit f5 also it will take you right to the command prompt option without the menu. Just try alternately hitting f5 and f8 one should work.

[glc]

It would also help if you disconnected ALL peripherals and USB devices - use a PS/2 keyboard and mouse - and reinstall the peripherals after the fact.

[riskmanager]

Thanks for the responses. I didn't have a chance to try last night, but I should be able to tonight. Will report back on how it goes.

[glc]

If you have any further problems, please start a new thread in the Win9x forum rather than posting back here, and catch us up to date with everything you have done so far.

[john1947]

I am installing a new Mobo and CPU and don't whant to loose date on my hard drives I read the article on deleting the Enum key in Regedit but when I went to do this I got this message can anyone help: Cannot delete Enum: Error while deleting key.

Iam running Windows XP Pro

[Panama Red]

The enum trick only works for 98 and ME. There's another sticky thread on moving a hard drive in Win2K and XP.

http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=43654

[Vunu]

Great information