Viewing non-present devices in Windows XP's Device Manager
Written by IT News on 8:20 PMIf you have not decide yet to mygrade to newest windows desktop (Vista) probably you will need the following guidance.
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- Go to Start, right-click My Computer, and select Properties.
- In the System Properties dialog box, select the Advanced tab and click the Environment Variables button.
- In the Environment Variables dialog box, locate the System Variables panel and click New.
- In the New System Variable dialog box, type DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES in the Variable Name text box and type 1 in the Variable Value text box.
- Click OK twice.
- To view the non-present devices, go to Start, right-click My Computer, and select Manage.
- Click Device Manager, pull down the View menu, and select Show Hidden Devices.
Note:
- This tip applies to both Windows XP Home and Windows XP Professional.
- You should have administrator previlige in order to this tips
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