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Al_Havemann said:
Go to:
Control Panel
System
Hardware
View
Select "Show Hidden Devices"
You'll see a bunch of things you normally won't see. These are "ghosts" of devices previously installed and removed or other functions of installed devices.
Sometimes a device (video, sound, whatever) gets interrogated by the OS at boot and may report capabilities which are present but not in use. When this happens, you'll see those "New Device detected" messages.
For instance, a disabled motherboard resource like an audio adapter that you've turned off to allow installation of a better quality after market card might cause this to happen.
Normally, this doesn't happen but occasionally there are bugs in the device post code that allow a different entry point than what is normal for that machine configuration. In general, it's pretty much a harmless happening unless the system goes bonk as a result (very rare).
When you show all those hidden devices, you can safely remove those which you know are not installed. Maybe an old video, modem or sound card. Be aware though, the system may put them back again if the hardware is still present.
For the most part, don't worry about it unless it somehow affects your machine.
Al
[/ QUOTE ]Nice call, forgot about that one Al.