Missing Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator? Manually reinstall SWENUM.INF
Hello,
I had a near-identical setup, and an identical problem. Now I have a solution!
1) WILL THIS SOLUTION WORK FOR YOU?
Go to settings > control panel > system > hardware > device manager > system devices
If you cannot see "Plug and Play Software Enumerator", then this solution may work for you.
If you can see "Plug and Play Software Enumerator", then this solution will not work for you.
2) Check you have SWENUM.SYS and SWENUM.INF on your system
I did a search of %windir% and its subfolders. Make sure you search hidden folders too.
If you cannot find SWENUM.INF on your system, http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/elsawww/T...INF/SWENUM.INF worked for me. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
3) Control pannel > Add hardware > 'Yes I have already connected...' > Add a new hardware device (at the bottom of the list) > Install manually > System devices > Have disk...
Browse to your copy of SWENUM.INF and doubleclick.
Under Microsoft, you should now see "Plug and Play Software Component Enumerator" (or it's equivalent in german if you used the copy linked above).
Select this. Follow the remaining steps to install it.
4) That's it.
I did not even need to reboot. But I did it anyway. Because I like pissing my life away.
Notes:
- I don't know why this works
- I don't know why PnP Software Enumerator would suddenly disappear
- Make sure you take system restore points and backups etc.
Hope this helps some folks.