Re: Plug and play issue with Western Digital WD200

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From: Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\) (sbrcin_at_ptt.yu)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 05:26:16 +0200

This might hide the problem, but it will not solve it especially if he use
EWF then he will have awkward situation that PnP will try to install disk
each time he boot.

Regards,
Slobodan

"KM" <konstmor@nospam_yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:OPM1OYALEHA.1264@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Jeff,
>
> Have you tried pulling "Add Hardware Control Panel" component (hardware
> wizard) off the image? Did it help?
>
> KM
>
> > For some reason some western digital wd200 drives are making XP Embedded
> > think that it needs a reboot when embedded boots on the target. This is
> not
> > good, because a dialog pops up:
> >
> > System settings change
> >
> > Windows has finished installing new devices. The software that supports
> your
> > device requires that you restart your computer. You must restart your
> > computer before the new settings will take effect.
> >
> > Do you want to restart your computer now?
> >
> >
> >
> > Of course, without a keyboard or mouse attached, the end user can't
> respond.
> > The frustrating thing is the that the problematic drive is the same
model
> > used on the system I did the first boot and fbreseal on. The drive is
> > definitely a WD200. It has a slightly different label, but the same form
> > factor.
> >
> > Why does windows put up this message and require this re-boot and is
there
> > anything I can do to prevent this from happening? Could other seemingly
> > innocuous hardware changes have this same effect? Will I end up pulling
my
> > meager strands of remaining hair out?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jeff Hall
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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