Force Vista to "forget" a USB device

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Mar 15, 20267867 views

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I have a device (HTC Dream / G1 Android phone) that I want to set up with a specific driver. Unfortunately I have already previously installed the device with the default driver. Even after uninstalling the device, every time I connect it Windows automatically recognises and reinstalls using that s…

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Fix for: Force Vista to "forget" a USB device

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Press [Windows]+[Pause Break] to bring up the System Properties dialog box. Click Advanced System Settings Click Environmental Variables Click the New button below the System Variables panel. In the New System Variable dialog box, type devmgr_show_n…

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