My XP Pro has changed its look and will not play sound.

My computer suddenly wanted a validation because of hardware changes, he said. Now it looks like widows 98 and none of my devices work and the Device Manager has no entry and I can't reinstall the drivers for sound, Ethernet or exploit, the disk controllers. Anyone know what can happen... I run XP pro. Could it have been caused by my pc repair service... Registry Mechanic.

Hi TonyYeyo,
 
PC Repair tool (Registry Mechanic) who you're talking about is a third-party tool. Therefore, Microsoft cannot make any guarantees about the quality, safety or the ability of a third-party software. There are the dangers inherent in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet.
 
 
Make sure that you do not have download these cleaning software that may pose a risk to your computer.
 
-What exactly happens when you try to install the drivers for your computer?
 
Try to complete the restore of the system on your computer to return to an earlier point when this problem did not exist.
 

System Restore can return your files system to a point in time before you noticed a problem, without affecting documents, photos, or other personal files. If the system restore does not resolve the problem, you can undo the restore operation and choose a different restore point.

How to restore Windows XP to a previous state

Additional reference on:

System Restore Windows XP is easy to use

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