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Microsoft => Microsoft Windows => Windows XP => Topic started by: Superman on October 14, 2007, 09:04:22 PM

Title: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: Superman on October 14, 2007, 09:04:22 PM

MY COMPUTER ON EACH STARTUP SAYS IT FOUND NEW HARDWARE AND MUST REBOOT OVER AND OVER AND OVER
i CAN'T FIND OUT WHAT HARDWARE IT HAS FOUND.

Title: Re: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: Broni on October 14, 2007, 10:11:16 PM

Does computer reboot by itself, or you restart it?
What Windows version?
Have any hardware changes been done, lately?

Title: Re: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: kbm292 on October 15, 2007, 06:31:20 AM

Does that little popup come up each time letting you know something was found?  If so click on it and it should tell you what it was that was found.  Do  you have anything USB plugged in?  Like an MP3 player?

Title: Re: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: patio on October 15, 2007, 06:32:20 AM

Could it be the keyboard ? ? That device doesn't seem to be functioning properly ...

Title: Re: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: Superman on October 15, 2007, 06:04:23 PM

The message comes up upon startup. It says new hardware found but doesn"t identify the new hardware. If I reboot the same message keeps coming up. Again and again.
I checked the device manager and nothing appears with a?.

Title: Re: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: Broni on October 15, 2007, 06:55:55 PM

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If I reboot

Don't. It looks like some hardware installation was previously interrupted.
When that wizard comes up, go through it, like there IS some hardware to find.
When you finish, it won't bother you anymore.

Title: Re: XP FOUND NEW HARDWARE
Post by: ale52 on October 16, 2007, 10:38:08 AM

Try booting into safe mode and checking device manager for anything out of the ordinary. 

Alan <><  :D