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Old 01-05-2009   #3 (permalink)
MikeB


 
 

Re: USB Plug&Play Drivers

On Jan 5, 9:02*am, Jim <bojimbo...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Sun, 4 Jan 2009 21:26:19 -0800 (PST), MikeB <MPBr...@xxxxxx>
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> >I'm having a question here. I'm new to Vista, so it is sort of based
> >on issues I have with XP.
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> >In XP, if I plug a device into a USB port, then Windows installs
> >drivers for it. It also does this if I plug a card into the Cardbus
> >slot.
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> >If I keep using the same port or slot, then the driver isn't installed
> >again. Howver, if I plug the device into another port or slot, it
> >seems the device drivers are installed again. This way I ended up with
> >multiple designations for my Wireless card.
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> >I could never figure out how to delete this, except by actually
> >reinstalling the OS. Is there a way to see what PnP drivers are
> >installed even if they are not active and then uninstall them?
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> >Thanks.
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> Because it is a different "port" .
Yes, well I figured that out. What I'd like to be able to do is to "go
in" and delete some of these PnP drivers. In one instance I had a
problem with a woreless card, and I could not get it fixed. I finally
could make it work by putting it into the other Card Slot, but
eventually I had to reinstall windows and then of course the problem
went away and I could use the card in the original slot again.



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