Deleted All USB Drivers in DM (XP SP3; Desktop PC)

[JMille]

XP SP3: I deleted all the USB drivers in Device Manager until I had no KB or mouse! (I was following directions but I own the problem.) No PS2 ports; serial devices not recognized. Optical drives are first boot device but multiple XP SP3 won't boot. I can get to Setup/Bios, Safe Mode and into XP but, ... No input devices in any. I pulled the HDD and can place it in a working XP SP3; is it as simple as repopulating a directory? I've been trying to find a way to resolve for weeks; I'm about to give up. THANK YOU for even considering helping! J

 

[Saga Lout]

In your working system of XP, go into c:\windows and copy the folder driver cache and paste into the other hard disk in the same place. Then go into c:\windows\system32 and do the same with the folders drivers and DRVSTORE.

Pop the hard disk into the other machine and see if that helped.

 

[JMille]

(I don't know how to respond, ...) Thanks, I'll give it a try later and let you know. It would be nice to get a few last things off the HDD that need the SW running to accomplish. Thanks regardless! J

In your working system of XP, go into c:\windows and copy the folder driver cache and paste into the other hard disk in the same place. Then go into c:\windows\system32 and do the same with the folders drivers and DRVSTORE.

Pop the hard disk into the other machine and see if that helped.