Re: Add New Hardware problem

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From: Walter Clayton (w-claytonNO_at_SPmvpsAM.org)
Date: 02/19/05


Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 21:42:11 -0500

Go into device manager (start->run->devmgmt.msc) and delete the NIC. Reboot
the machine and let the hardware wizard do it's thing.

-- 
Walter Clayton
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
"Ken Gash" <kgash@cox.net> wrote in message 
news:MPG.1c80458547bbbef3989686@msnews.microsoft.com...
>I temporarily removed my network adapter card and after I reinstalled
> it, the Add New Hardware wizard starts.  I cancelled that and the driver
> appeared in Device Manager and the network works fine.  Every time I
> start Windows, the New Hardware wizard starts, but there does not seem
> to be any way to tell it that the hardware is already installed. How can
> I turn it off??
> I am running Windows XP Pro SP2 and the network card is a CNET PRO200WL
> PCI.
> Thanks for any assistance. 


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