WhydoesmyhardwarekeepreappearingafterI
deleteitonWindowsVista?
MicrosofthaschangedthehardwareremovalbehavioronWindows
Vista.Whenyoudeleteapieceofhardware,WindowsVista
automaticallyrescansfornewhardware.Ifyoudeletemorethanone
pieceofhardwareatthesametime,thefirstpieceisaddedbacktothe
systemwhenyoudeletethesecondpiece.Topreventthisbehavior,you
mustremoveeachpieceofhardwareafteryoudeleteitfromMAXorthe
devicemanager.