Windows XP does have a similar capability. It can be found in Device Manager
- which I have created a shortcut to "devmgmt.msc", but would normally be
found in Control Panel, Administrative Tools, Computer Management. I had
forgotten about the "show hidden devices" option. There sure is a lot of
stuff there that you don't normally know is there! Alas, in my case, old
stuff was there, but I still could not delete it!

Peter
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> -----Original Message-----
> I had this exact same annoyance after I changed network cards
> soon after I started using Win2K. I tried to edit the
> registry and thought I'd succeeded.
>...
>
> I go to Control Panel and then "Add/Remove Hardware". This
> brings up the Add/Remove Hardware wizard. I choose
> "Uninstall/Unplug a device", then "Uninstall a device". This
> brings up a window that allows me to scroll through all the
> devices currently running in the system. Here's the trick: At
> the bottom of this window you can check off "Show hidden
> devices". Doing this shows every device that was never
> completely removed.
>
> Bill

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