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Thanks MSGeek, I hadn't even thought of this.
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Thanks MSGeek, I hadn't even thought of this.

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Glad I could help, laptops are a pain. &nbsp;Thanks, MSGeek.
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Glad I could help, laptops are a pain.  Thanks, MSGeek.

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I'm sure everyone has run into this at one time or another. &nbsp;When you install a USB device I am guessing it stores the information on where the device is plugged in. &nbsp;If you unplug the device and then use the pc for a week or so, then plug the device back in and Windows 2000 wants me to supply drivers again. &nbsp;Is there a way around this??? &nbsp;I have users that do not have rights to install devices yet everytime they plug in a printer at home it wants them to supply drivers again even though I previously installed drivers for their home printers.<br />
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Thanks,<br />
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Brian
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I'm sure everyone has run into this at one time or another.  When you install a USB device I am guessing it stores the information on where the device is plugged in.  If you unplug the device and then use the pc for a week or so, then plug the device back in and Windows 2000 wants me to supply drivers again.  Is there a way around this???  I have users that do not have rights to install devices yet everytime they plug in a printer at home it wants them to supply drivers again even though I previously installed drivers for their home printers.

Thanks,

Brian

Windows 2k Confusion with USB Devices

Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.