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