How to use Registry Editor to identify an unknown PCI device
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=298837
(This article mentions only Win 9X versions I have found it equally
applicable to XP, and it should be so for Vista as well.)
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"prodonjs" <prodonjs@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was curious to see if anyone had a suggestion about trying to find out
>some
> way of identifying a device's name. I have an unknown device listed in my
> Device Manager, but I cannot figure out what it is. It does not appear to
> be
> anything I am in need of; it’s not a firewire, USB, network, wireless,
> sound,
> or display adapter and all of the my hardware devices work properly. I did
> think that it could have been a touchpad driver since I don’t have the
> nice
> Synaptics manager that I used to have when I had XP installed, but I am
> unsure and I think I created some problems for myself last time by trying
> to
> install some drivers for devices that I wasn't positive that I needed or
> that
> were incompatible with Vista.