View disconnected devices in Device Manager

Uninstalling driver of disconnected devices in Device Manager

After replacing or removing hardware from a computer, the device(s) are not shown in the Device Manager. This prevents the uninstalling of the device(s) which may clog the system causing to run sluggish. The removal is especially necessary after implementing Acronis Universal Restore.

Remedy:

Click Start > Run...

Type cmd into the Open: textbox.

Click the OK button.
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Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 at the command prompt. Enter

Type devmgmt.msc at the command prompt. Enter

Type exit & Click the Enter button

Leave the command prompt window open until all is done at the Device Manager.
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In Device Manager:

Click View > Show hidden devices from the menu.
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Click on the + to expand the hardware type of the device that was removed.

Identify the removed hardware item(s).
These devices will appear lighter in color, or gray.
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Right Click on the removed hardware item.

Left Click on Uninstall from the menu.
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Confirm Device Removal dialog:

Click the OK button.
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After all of the removed hardware item(s) have been uninstalled,
Close the Device Manager.
Then, Close Command Prompt. Type exit & Click the Enter button

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free link-hiding service

FDNLinks:
provide you with a free link-hiding service and an opportunity to earn some bucks from FileDownloader.net webmasters program. Simply post any amount of links and your FileDownloader Webmasters ID (optional) and press "Protect Links" to get one protected link.

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Windows 7 start Menu

Settings shortcuts & Folders in Windows 7 start Menu

Location: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows
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A regularly used program can have a shortcut created to it by pinning the program icon to the Start menu. Pinned program icons appear on the left side of the Start menu, above the horizontal line. Right-click the program icon you want to pin to the Start menu, and then click Pin to Start Menu.

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Startup Folder in Windows 7

The single (current) user Startup folder is a hidden system folder located at:
C:\Users\(User-Name)\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

To Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives - 1. Open the Control Panel (All Items View). 2. Click on the Folder Options icon A) Select (dot) Show hidden files, folders, and drives. B) Click on the Apply button.

Run Command:
%systemdrive%\users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

The all users Startup folder is a hidden system folder located at:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Run Command:
%systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

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Windows 7 Run Command

Enabling Windows 7 Run Command in Start Menu
The Run command is not available by default in Windows 7. Get back Run command in windows 7 guide:

1. Right click on any open area in the start menu and select Properties
2. Click on Customize under Start Menu tab
3. In the customize window, Scroll down and locate Run Command checkbox to check the box against Run Command and click OK.

Now if you open the Start Menu, you can see the Run Command added to it.

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expand.exe preventing Google Chrome from installing properly.

Installation issues: Errors 102 and 103
Issue

Before resorting to the below stated steps as extracted from Google Chrome Help page check your firewall under program control to let LZ Expanding Utility into trusted zone.


A missing Windows component called "expand.exe" is preventing Google Chrome from installing properly.
Solution
Step 1: Check for "expand.exe"

1. Go to the Start menu > Search.
2. Search your computer for the following file: expand.exe
3. If you're able to locate the file on your computer, move it to the following directory: C:\Windows\system32. You can also copy the file from Windows installation CDs/DVDs, if you're unable to find it on your computer. Or Download expand.exe here.

Once you've copied the file to the directory, try installing Google Chrome again. If you're still having problems, continue to the next step.
Step 2: Change the location of your temporary folder

1. Go to the Start menu > Run.
2. Enter the following in the text field: C:\
3. Click OK.
4. Create a temporary folder by going to File > New > Folder. Name the folder 'test.'
5. Go back to the Start menu > Run.
6. Enter the following in the text field: cmd.exe
7. Click OK.
8. In the command prompt window that opens, type the following: set TMP=C:\test
9. Try installing the browser again by typing the following in the command prompt window: start ChromeSetup.exe

Send us more information

If Google Chrome still won't install, we'd greatly appreciate it if you could send us additional information about your system. The following steps are a little complex, but would go a long way in helping us investigate the issue:

1. Download Microsoft Process Monitor from http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
2. Open Process Monitor and press Ctrl+L.
3. Create the following filters in the window that opens:
1. To create the first filter, select "ProcessName" in the first box, "ends with" in the second box, and type "installer.exe" in the third box. Click Add.
2. To create the second filter, select "ProcessName" in the first box, "is" in the second box, and type "GoogleUpdate.exe" in the third box. Click Add.
4. Click OK.
5. From "Filter" menu select "Drop Filtered Events."
6. Download an alternate version of the Google Chrome installer file at http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?installdataindex=verboselogging. Save this file as "ChromeSetup.exe" in C:\test.
7. Go back to the Start menu > Run.
8. Enter the following in the text field: cmd.exe
9. Click OK.
10. In the command prompt window that opens, type the following: cd C:\test
11. Try installing the browser again by typing the following in the command prompt window: start ChromeSetup.exe
12. The installation process most likely won't complete successfully. Once the installation process has gone as far as it can go, some events should be reported in Process Monitor. Go back to the Process Monitor window and press Ctrl+S. Save these events in a PML file.
13 Send the saved .PML file to Google Chrome

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