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by mrkorienek

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How do I set my Win98 system up so it stops asking to "install new hardware found" at every boot-up. I have all the proper drivers installed and I don't want anyone to click "yes" and mess it up! I have searched the NET all day and i can't find anything on this topic. Thanks, Mary

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by timwalsh

If the New Hardware wizard is running every time you boot up, it has found something for which the proper drivers are not installed.

If all your devices are working properly, go to Device Manager (Start Menu | Settings | Control Panel | System | Device Manager) and see what devices Windows is trying to add (these will normally show with the Caution triangle next to the problem device). If non of these devices are needed (or readily recognizable), simply disable them. If you try to delete them, the wizard will still run at next bootup and try to reinstall them.

Your other option is to let Windows load the drivers and be done with it. If a device is already installed with the proper drivers, Windows will not load new ones unless it detects that newer drivers are actually on the computer.

Be aware that some devices (specifically sound cards and modems), may actually 3 and 4 (or more)different drivers associated with them (e.g. the built-in sound card on my computer actually has 6 different drivers associated with it).

Hope this solves your problem.

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