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Device Manager Forcing Restart
Name: aquafloe Date: November 28, 2008 at 17:30:38 Pacific OS: Win XP Pro SP2 CPU/Ram: E6850 Product: Custom
Comment:
This didn't used to happen, but for some reason my Device Manager makes me restart after everything I do. Even uninstalling a device requires a reboot. I'm trying to make a quick driver change for my Xbox controller, but it can't be very fast if I'm rebooting all the time. It only started doing this a couple of days ago. Can anyone help?
Name: Ed in Texas. Date: November 28, 2008 at 23:32:39 Pacific
Reply:
aquafloe, pure SWAG, have you emptied temp files? What about index.dat? Either can cause all manner of odd behavior. A common ailment is a file called 'index.dat'. It's like a log file and keeps a record of every site you visit on the web. Empty, it's 32K, but it can grow HUGE. It's a protected file and can't be deleted by normal methods. CCleaner (free @: http://www.ccleaner.com/) can get rid of it (not to worry, it gets rebuilt EMPTY on the next boot.). It can also delete temp files if needed. HTH. Ed in Texas.
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Response Number 2
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: November 29, 2008 at 10:33:41 Pacific
Reply:
Personally, I can't remember a time when I made a change in Device Manager and I DIDN'T have to reboot.
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