Removing hardware using add/remove hardware

[videobruce 0]

The events were in this order:

 

I removed 2 cards and added 1.

 

I went into add/remove hardware (which I never used in 2k before) to delete/remove instances of these cards.

 

Entries other than what I clicked on got removed. I thought it was a fuke so I continued to remove the other card.

 

Before I rebooted most of the hardware list in add/remove hardware was gone.

 

I rebooted and the new hardware wizard came up with all the missing hardware: highpoint controller, video card, network card, usb camera and I don't remember what else.

 

Anyone know what happened?

 

I thought I only clicked on one entry each time since it appears you can only remove one at a time anyway. I know I didn't click on the video card, usb camera, network card!

[videobruce 0]

The response has been overwhelming!

 

There was a 'unknown device that I removed in add/remove hardware. No idea what it was of course. No chance that it was a critcal device since this is Windows and NOTHING strange EVER happens with Windows! Right?

[Mr.Guvernment 0]

likely been no repsonse as no one knew what to tell you.

 

 

but glad u got it sorted out.