Found New Hardware Wizard (get rid of)

[Paul Kraemer]

Hi,

I just installed Windows 2000 on a PC that was originally
running Windows 98. I chose to do it as a clean install,
not an upgrade, so now I have the option of booting to
Windows 98 or 2000. Originally, when I would boot to
Windows 2000, the "New Hardware Wizard" would detect my
network card, but it was unable to find a suitable
driver. Not even knowing what kind of network card I had
in there and being they are cheap, I just took the
original card out and replaced it with a new one. I
installed the driver for the new card and it is working
fine, but for some reason, I'm still getting the "New
Hardware Wizard" (for the old card I think), even though
it is no longer in the PC.

Everything is working fine. I just want to stop the "New
Hardware Wizard" from coming up. Can anyone tell me how
to do this.

Thanks,
Paul

 

[Jetro]

What kind of hardware does the system detect? If it'd network adapter as you
think it'd be 'Ethernet controller' or similar message.

 

[Guest]

I am currently having the same problem with an HP printer
I purchased today. It is printing fine, but Windows
keeps "finding" it, and trying to install it, and getting
this 'An error occurred during the installation of this
device. Access is denied. To close Wizard, click
Finish.' Then it finds it agina, and goes around and
around.

Please someone help us!

Jamie
New Boston, NH

 

[techno]

I am currently having the same problem with an HP printer
I purchased today. It is printing fine, but Windows
keeps "finding" it, and trying to install it, and getting
this 'An error occurred during the installation of this
device. Access is denied. To close Wizard, click
Finish.' Then it finds it agina, and goes around and
around.

Probably by completely uninstalling the printer and reinstalling it
again. That way it won't ask to install it.

What does your device manager say about your printer(s)?

Did you plug the printer in BEFORE starting Windows? If a USB printer,
then you never plug the printer in before told to by your printer CD,
else you could screw up things.

 

[John Smith]

same thing
HP DesignJet 20PS
works perfectly w/ the latest drivers from hp.com
but at boot or when i turn the printer on
the windows finds it and fires the wizard
its on LPT1, wizard message is about exactly the same
model