Re: Show non-present devices in Windows 2008?
Hello,
those steps work fine for me.
I used RDP into a Windows Server 2008 machine
Opened a CMD prompt
Set the variable set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1
ran devmgmt.msc from the CMD Prompt
Enabled show hidden devices
In this case I show USB drives that were attached and are not now attached
with a code 45.
Just to make sure we are looking in the same spot
In Device Manager are you looking under the Network Adapters for the device?
And to be sure that we are looking for the same thing in device manager.
Grey-out devices with a code 45 if you check properties of the device.
Thanks,
Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
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| >From: J Wolfgang Goerlich <jwgoerlich@gmail.com>
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| >Subject: Re: Show non-present devices in Windows 2008?
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| >Here is what I did: RDP into the Windows Server 2008 computer,
| >creating a new session; launch command prompt, run as administrator;
| >type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1; type start devmgmt.msc;
| >click View in Device Manager and select Show hidden devices.
| >
| >I believe there is an old network adapter still present. I am prompted
| >when specifying the IP address: "The IP address you have entered for
| >this network adapter is already assigned to another adapter." When I
| >expand the Network Adapters after following the above steps, the old
| >network adapter is not shown.
| >
| >Is there something else I should do in 2008?
| >
| >J Wolfgang Goerlich
| >
| >
| >
| >On Oct 23, 8:34 pm, Darre...@online.microsoft.com ("Darrell
| >Gorter[MSFT]") wrote:
| >> It should be working.
| >> Have you restarted Device Manager since making the change?
| >> did you also check Show Hidden Devices?
| >> 1) You have to set the environment variable
| >> 2) You have to restart Device Manager
| >> 3) You have to enable Show Hidden Devices.
| >>
| >> Then the non-present devices should show up.
| >>
| >> Thanks,
| >> Darrell Gorter[MSFT]
| >