Removing hardware using add/remove hardware
This is a discussion about Removing hardware using add/remove hardware in the Windows Hardware category; The events were in this order: I removed 2 cards and added 1. I went into add/remove hardware (which I never used in 2k before) to delete/remove instances of these cards. Entries other than what I clicked on got removed.
The events were in this order:
I removed 2 cards and added 1.
I went into add/remove hardware (which I never used in 2k before) to delete/remove instances of these cards.
Entries other than what I clicked on got removed. I thought it was a fuke so I continued to remove the other card.
Before I rebooted most of the hardware list in add/remove hardware was gone.
I rebooted and the new hardware wizard came up with all the missing hardware: highpoint controller, video card, network card, usb camera and I don't remember what else.
Anyone know what happened?
I thought I only clicked on one entry each time since it appears you can only remove one at a time anyway. I know I didn't click on the video card, usb camera, network card!
I removed 2 cards and added 1.
I went into add/remove hardware (which I never used in 2k before) to delete/remove instances of these cards.
Entries other than what I clicked on got removed. I thought it was a fuke so I continued to remove the other card.
Before I rebooted most of the hardware list in add/remove hardware was gone.
I rebooted and the new hardware wizard came up with all the missing hardware: highpoint controller, video card, network card, usb camera and I don't remember what else.
Anyone know what happened?
I thought I only clicked on one entry each time since it appears you can only remove one at a time anyway. I know I didn't click on the video card, usb camera, network card!
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There was a 'unknown device that I removed in add/remove hardware. No idea what it was of course. No chance that it was a critcal device since this is Windows and NOTHING strange EVER happens with Windows! Right?
There was a 'unknown device that I removed in add/remove hardware. No idea what it was of course. No chance that it was a critcal device since this is Windows and NOTHING strange EVER happens with Windows! Right?
likely been no repsonse as no one knew what to tell you.
but glad u got it sorted out.
but glad u got it sorted out.
