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XP - how to reinstall hardware device

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by tim.bray

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Windows XP home, deleted and attempted to reinstall a wireless usb network device. I cannot re-install -- XP gives me this error:
Another device exists with that name or service name. It's like XP never really deletes the periphial. Any ideas?

Tim

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by timthetoolman

Hi,

It sounds like the uninstallation failed to remove the service associated with the wireless network.

Look through the list of services and see if you can spot it. You'll find "services" somwhere off the control panel - I have XP pro which is slightly different so I'm not sure exactlt where for you...

If you see it, then use the following tool to remove it.

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/existing/delsrv-o.asp

(remove spaces from the above URL)

Then try re-installing.

Cheers,
Tim.

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