Worst mistake ever - how to re - activate all devices in hardward?

I messed up really bad.

I was using DevCon (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272) to disable a USB device and accidentally entered "devcon disable!"  Each unique device on my computer has been turned off instantly.  Now I can't even start on a restore disk.

Is there something I can do? Can anyone help?

JoshuaWright,
Are you able to boot mode safe mode with command prompt?  You can access the Safe Mode options by pressing the F8 key when the computer is just turn, before Windows starts to load.  If you are able to get to the command prompt, then you can try "devcon enable *" and see if that corrects the problem.

If you are not able to get safe mode, then make sure that your BIOS is set to boot from the CD first.  Then, if you have an XP CD, you can boot to the Recovery Console and try the command. Mike - Engineer Support Microsoft Answers
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