Properties > Hardware > Device Manager)
Microsoft addresses this issue in their Knowledge Base article 269155, which is available at the time of this writing at:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269155
To resolve this problem, follow these steps to remove fancy undetected devices in the Device Manager and uninstall them from the registry:
1. Select Start> Run.
2. Enter cmd.exe and press Enter.
3. At the command prompt, run this command:
set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
4. Enter Start DEVMGMT.MSC and press Enter to start Device Manager.
5. Select View > Show Hidden Devices.
6. Expand all trees – you can just press “*” from the keypad on the “My Computer”
7. Right-click the dimmed items, and then select Uninstall.
8. Close Device Manager and reboot.]]>
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