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Also, I assume you are referencing the method here....<br />
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set devmgr_show_nonpresent_dev<wbr />ices=1<br />
start devmgmt.msc<br />
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form &quot;Device Manager does not display devices that are not connected to the Windows XP-based computer&quot;<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us</a><br />

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Also, I assume you are referencing the method here....

set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
start devmgmt.msc

form "Device Manager does not display devices that are not connected to the Windows XP-based computer"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us]


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If you know the classes/HW IDs of the devices as well, you can delete all of them using Devcon....<br />
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The DevCon command-line utility functions as an alternative to Device Manager<br />
<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272</a>
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If you know the classes/HW IDs of the devices as well, you can delete all of them using Devcon....

The DevCon command-line utility functions as an alternative to Device Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/311272]

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<a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617" rel="ugc">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617</a><br />
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Or this<br />
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<a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/remove-old-drivers-after-upgrading-to-new-hardware/" rel="ugc">http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/remove-old-drivers-after-upgrading-to-new-hardware/</a><br />
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617 [http://support.microsoft.com/kb/244617]

Or this

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/remove-old-drivers-after-upgrading-to-new-hardware/ [http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/remove-old-drivers-after-upgrading-to-new-hardware/]



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Guys, thanks for the suggestions. Tmoore - the USBDeview was perfect. I am also looking into the scritping aspect for the future, thanks johnB
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Guys, thanks for the suggestions. Tmoore - the USBDeview was perfect. I am also looking into the scritping aspect for the future, thanks johnB

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Does anyone have a faster way to remove the &quot;greyed&quot; out nonpresent devices from device manager? We are doing refurb work on electronic devices using several virtual machines (running off a Windows 7 machine) and the plugging/unplugging is creating a long list of formerly loaded drivers. Any help would be appreciated.
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Does anyone have a faster way to remove the "greyed" out nonpresent devices from device manager? We are doing refurb work on electronic devices using several virtual machines (running off a Windows 7 machine) and the plugging/unplugging is creating a long list of formerly loaded drivers. Any help would be appreciated.

Remove NonPresent Devices

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