Plug and Play and Universal Plug and Play are two different services. I always disable the UPNP service without any problems. I've yet to see anything that it has affected since XP has been released. Brian -----Original Message----- From: Chris Lynch [mailto:lynch00@xxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 5:03 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: Plug and Play (XP) Why? You could always "try" to stop and disable the Plug & Play service. However, I have noticed that most machines will crash with a BSOD. Chris _____ From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Schneider, Chad M. Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 11:20 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Plug and Play (XP) How do I turn off plug and play on an XP machine? Can't find it in the OS, nor the BIOS. Chad Schneider Technology Analyst Bemis IT 920-303-7609