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Windows Drivers Automatic Install

Hi I am just curious about a feature of windows xp that automatically installs drivers upon detection of new hardware that's plugged in.is their anyway you can disable that feature so for instance if i go into device manager and remove driver software when i restart it won't reinstall back the drivers for the device.Is there a part of windows that handles that?Just Curious...

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robstacey

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platinumsteel

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Well it isn't confusing atold....What happen is that I installed a windows called xp black 8.1 glass,and it automatically installs all drivers for most devices including the one for my tv tuner card.But it seems like that driver gives problems....I tried updating to the driver I have on the original cd that came with my tv tuner card but it wasn't goin in.So I was thinking off removing the drivers/software in device manager restart the computer then put in the drivers from the cd for the card but what happens is that upon bootup windows xp black automatically installs back the drivers and I am not able to use the drivers from the cd...So if i can disable that automatic driver install feature maybe i can be able to put in that drivers from the original cd that came with the tv tuner card.Am I making sense?Cause I don't think I have another choice to get that original tv tuner drivers from the cd to install and stay.

robstacey

Maybe you could remove the tv card from your machine, use the option to show_non_present_devices, check the properties and remove the reference to the tv card, along with the files for it? Then put the tv card back in and try and find the drivers from there.

platinumsteel

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ok think i would use your first solution and try it and see what happens...thanks...