New Hardware Detected all the time on start up

hatehereyes · 02-12-2008

everytime i start up my computer i get the "new hardware detected" screen asking if i want to search for drivers now or next time the device is plugged in or never again.

now the only thing i usually have plugged in is a USB external hard drive but even when that's not plugged in the box still comes up.

also in the device manager there is an unknown device even if nothing is plugged in.

i had vista ultimate running for about 3 days before this started happening.

anyone know what to do?

**roy69** · 02-15-2008

May be a motherboard driver.
Try a restore point to before this started happening.
Try looking in your error logs.

hatehereyes · 02-15-2008

i have already tried system restoring but still no luck.

after like 5 times of telling it to not pop up anymore it finally stopped but now it is under device manager as there being an unknown driver..

**roy69** · 02-15-2008

Try reinstalling your mobo drivers.

02-12-2008	#1 (permalink)
hatehereyes Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Vista Ultimate 32bit Dual Boot Xp Professional 32bit 139 posts Moreno Valley Rep Power: 7	New Hardware Detected all the time on start up everytime i start up my computer i get the "new hardware detected" screen asking if i want to search for drivers now or next time the device is plugged in or never again. now the only thing i usually have plugged in is a USB external hard drive but even when that's not plugged in the box still comes up. also in the device manager there is an unknown device even if nothing is plugged in. i had vista ultimate running for about 3 days before this started happening. anyone know what to do?
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02-15-2008	#2 (permalink)
roy69 Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Vista home premium 64 bit 1,137 posts uk Rep Power: 91	Re: New Hardware Detected all the time on start up May be a motherboard driver. Try a restore point to before this started happening. Try looking in your error logs.
My System Specs

02-15-2008	#3 (permalink)
hatehereyes Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Vista Ultimate 32bit Dual Boot Xp Professional 32bit 139 posts Moreno Valley Rep Power: 7	Re: New Hardware Detected all the time on start up i have already tried system restoring but still no luck. after like 5 times of telling it to not pop up anymore it finally stopped but now it is under device manager as there being an unknown driver..
My System Specs

02-15-2008	#4 (permalink)
roy69 Geek Join Date: Nov 2007 Vista home premium 64 bit 1,137 posts uk Rep Power: 91	Re: New Hardware Detected all the time on start up Try reinstalling your mobo drivers.
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