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by seademyer

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While cleaning, repairing, and updating donated or low cost computers for handicapped people, I frequently encounter yellow question marked icons in windows device manager. I recently saw a tip on identifying the source of those icons, however, I have lost the source of the tip and remember only parts of it.

Remembered: My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\currentControlSet\Enum\PCI\
Remembered: Then a series of VEN_.... entries. Next process was to open each VEN_'s subfolder and note the entry for DeviceDesc. Look for one that reads "Unknown"
Partial memory: the first 4 numbers after the underscore I think stood for the mfgs ID and the first 4 numbers after DEV were required in order to learn the model/manufacture of the "Unknown" device.
Forgotten: The URL address used to solve the maker etc. Could someone direct me to that tip or supply the correct/missing information. Thank you very much

We are upgrading/updating these computers to windows 2000

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by seademyer

I won't be able to really use the above source until we get together next Thursday, but given a dry run on two of my computers looks promising. The URL that I was seeking is http://www.pcidatabase.com. Of the two choices Tinyurl may be the better.
Thanks for the response.

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