Hello Ann,

I think you're confused at this point. It's important to understand that the
term "plug and play", as it's commonly used, refers to those peripherals
that you can connect and disconnect to your computer without shutting it
down. This method is also referred to as "hot swap", meaning you connect and
disconnect them with Windows running. Windows should be shutdown before
connecting or disconnecting devices that use the parallel and serial ports
and the PS/2 connectors. Examples are older printers and scanners, older
PDAs and game devices (joysticks) and older mice and keyboards.

The bottom line: Use Steve Gibson's UnPlug n' Pray. It will not affect any
"plug and play" devices whatsoever. For a comprehensive history of UnPlug n'
Pray go here: http://grc.com/UnPnP/UnPnP.htm

I also recommend his other downloads. Get Shoot The Messenger and the
DCOMbobulator if you don't have them. If you have time on your hands, read
about the original Denial of Service attacks on GRC.Com here:
http://grc.com/dos/grcdos.htm. It's interesting what a 13 year old hacker
with time on his hands can do. There's more information on BlackICE close to
the bottom of the page.

Sven Swanson, Sr.

----- Original Message -----
From: "a fennell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2004 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [PCSOFT] Un-PlugNPlay


If I use the utility at grc.com to disable Plug&Play, will it affect the
devices I currently have on my system so that they may not work?  I don't
know a lot about device drivers.

If I do this and later need Plug&Play to activate device drivers, can I
reactivate it?

I don't want to use it and then find that I can't use some of my devices.

Thanks,         Ann Fennell

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