Re: Add Harware Wizard Fails

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From: Michael Ortega (randomjunkmail_at_astyrrian.com)
Date: 10/18/04 

Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:33:04 -0400

Hello,

Interesting..... Open up device manager, do you see any yellow bubbles with
a "?" in them? If so what do they say and where are they in the tree of
devices?

to get to task manager: press winkey + pause break > click the Hardware tab
> then Device Manager 

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Michael Ortega
"Lloyd Goldberg" <lloydg@americamail.com> wrote in message 
news:OXWcd.44829$UA.32027@lakeread08...
> Unfortunately that's not the case this time. After waiting, the message 
> pops
> up that the hardware installer is busy installing another piece of 
> hardware
> and I should wait until that is done before attempting to install this 
> one.
>
>
> "Michael Ortega" <randomjunkmail@astyrrian.com> wrote in message 
> news:uSp0DEVtEHA.3200@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Hello,
>>
>> If your using XP and your just trying to get a USB memory stick to 
>> install, you dont actually have to do anything.  Just plug it and in a 
>> few seconds XP will automatically install the proper drivers for it. 
>> Then you can open up My Computer and you will see your memory stick there 
>> under Removable Disk Driver(or something to that nature).
>>
>> -- 
>> -----------------------------------------
>> Michael Ortega
>>
>> "Lloyd Goldberg" <lloydg@americamail.com> wrote in message 
>> news:KTTcd.44820$UA.39770@lakeread08...
>>>I am running WinXP and when I attempt to add hardware using the wizard, I 
>>>receive a message that the installer is already running and cannot add 
>>>additional hardware until it has completed installing. When I go to task 
>>>manager after clicking on the wizard, the intaller is running. Before 
>>>clicking on the wizard task manager does not show it running.
>>>
>>> Any advice on getting this to install new hardware. I am trying to get a 
>>> USB memory stick to work. The driver is already on the computer.
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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