Can you disable the Plug and Play service in Start > Settings > Control Panel and reboot? Scott On Wed, 30 Oct 2002, Jim wrote: > > How do I disable auto-detection of new hardware on bootup? > > I've got the MoBo's IDE controllers turned off, yet every tie I boot 2k > insists on detecting new hardware and trying to install drivers for these and > other devices... > > Thanks > > -Jim- > > ================================== > To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation > mode or view archives use the below link. > > http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm > > > ================================== To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm