Identifying unkown hardware

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RedPenguin

What is the best way to identify unknown hardware when all the Device
Manager says is "unknown device"? Can you be told from device manager
or do you need third-party software?
 
How to troubleshoot unknown devices that are listed in Device Manager in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314464/en-us

How to manage devices in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/283658/en-us

Everest Home Edition:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/downloads9.html

http://basconotw.mvps.org/dwnlds.htm

Create a new folder named Everest and extract the contents of the download to
that folder.
Open the folder and double-click everest.exe to run the application.
Click the + next to Computer.
Click Summary.
Look in the section named Display for the installed chip/adapter.
Go to the manufacturers Support > Download site and download the proper drivers for
your device. As well download or print any Readme/Install file if it is available
separately, it may be included in the downloadable driver file instead of separately.
Install the drivers per the manufacturers instructions.

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Brian A. Sesko { MS MVP_Shell/User }
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