Deleting Drivers and Usb Flash Drivers

Hi.

I've been asked a few times how people can delete out old defunct drivers, corrupted drivers, drivers that belong to peripherals that no longer have and how to update the drivers if they cant be accessed so here goes.

Windows XP

Start

Go To Run and type in CMD

In the box type:> set devmgr_show_nonpresent_Devices=1

Press Enter

Type: devmgmt.msc

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This should open up the device manager

Go to the view tab

scroll down and select show hidden devices.

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Now go down through your devices and all the drivers to every device you've installed should be shown. Pay particular attention to the Unknown category and Usb Categories

Highlight the devices you don't wont

Press delete

Done.

Windows Vista

Go To start

all programs

accessories

Command Prompt

Right button on the mouse and scroll down to run as administrator

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Command Prompt will open

In the box type:> set devmgr_show_nonpresent_Devices=1

Press Enter

Type: devmgmt.msc

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Go to the view tab

scroll down and select show hidden devices.

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Now go down through your devices and all the drivers to every device you've installed should be shown. Pay particular attention to the Unknown category and Usb Categories

Highlight the devices you don't wont

Press delete

Done.

BE CAREFUL.

don't delete out drivers you do not know without checking them first.

Do the above at your own risk.

Good Luck

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Regards

Lavondys