network adapter name (Windows XP Pro SP2)

[Chris Unitt]

Hi,

Earlier this week I removed my ethernet PCI adapter using hardware
manager, removed the .sys file from windows\system32\drivers, physically
removed the card from my machine, and *then* installed a new adapter in
an attempt to improve network performance. This was a waste of time so I
repeated the procedure again and re-installed my first card.

Why has windows now named my card '10/100M Ethernet PCI Adapter #2'? I
don't have 2 cards and I removed this card from my system using device
manager and the drivers directory before physically removing it from my
system.

What do I need to edit in the registry to remove #2 from my device name,
its not causing any problems, its just a mild annoyance.

Cheers,

Chris.

[Hans-Georg Michna]

On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 14:32:27 GMT, Chris Unitt
> wrote:

>Earlier this week I removed my ethernet PCI adapter using hardware
>manager, removed the .sys file from windows\system32\drivers, physically
>removed the card from my machine, and *then* installed a new adapter in
>an attempt to improve network performance. This was a waste of time so I
>repeated the procedure again and re-installed my first card.
>
>Why has windows now named my card '10/100M Ethernet PCI Adapter #2'? I
>don't have 2 cards and I removed this card from my system using device
>manager and the drivers directory before physically removing it from my
>system.
>
>What do I need to edit in the registry to remove #2 from my device name,
>its not causing any problems, its just a mild annoyance.

Chris,

first thing I'd do is search the registry for that text.

Hans-Georg

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