Thanks to all who responded.  I tried every suggestion submitted and was finally was able to eliminate almost all of the duplicate entries by following Bills registry edit idea. Thanks Bill!! I didn't fully understand what you meant by "delete any 0000, 0001, etc. keys that may still exist." so I left all that I found there (bunch of numbers in brackets mostly).  Could you explain what you meant?
I still show two entries under 'TapeDetection' that I was not able to eliminate (I would still like to eliminate them if any one can help).  Since I don't have, or plan to have, any tape devices, I disabled both entries and left it at that.

My problem now (related??) is that I am unable to connect to any secure web sites using IE 5.01. I get 'page cannot be displayed' errors. I can reach secure sites using Netscape 4.08.  So far here is what I have tried:

    Checked all connection settings and internet option security settings.
    Downloaded and installed 128 bit security update.
    Searched the MS knowledge base and followed instructions found there.
    Repaired Internet Explorer 5.01 using Add/Remove programs.

What am I missing??  More help please.  TIA
    


Tim   ><>

  At 11:48 AM 4/26/2000, Timothy B. Schryer wrote:
  >Each of the...[duplicates] showed a conflict in device manager
  >and I removed all of the duplicates and rebooted.  The system locked
  >up during shutdown and I had to power down and reboot again...
  >Upon restart the whole process began again (the system reinstalled
  >all the above again!!).



  Hi Timothy

  Whenever you delete duplicate items from Device Mamager,
  you should do it from Safe Mode...to avoid freeze ups.
  Also, when trying to get rid of the duplicate entries,
  you must delete both items from each pair. One will always
  get re-detected, so if you delete both you'll end up with
  only one...which is what you want.

  If this doesn't work (Safe Mode may still freeze), try this:
  While in Safe Mode, "Run" Regedit from the Start menu and delete
  the entire "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum" key. Next, expand
  "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class"
  and then delete any 0000, 0001, etc. keys that may still exist.
  Then reboot Win9X normally and allow it to redetect your hardware
  (have any necessary driver disks handy). Allow Windows to
  restart/reboot EVERY time it asks to do so.

  This may seem like overkill, but it will solve the problem if
  anything can.

  Regards,
  Bill

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