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Old 22nd June, 2003, 10:31 AM
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Show hidden components in Windows Components Wizard
Locate the "sysoc.inf" file in the \WINDOWS\inf directory. (You may have to enable “show hidden files” and “show hidden/protected system folders” to find it)

Wherever you see
Code:
,hide,
remove the "hide" to make it
Code:
,,
Then save the file. Doing so will make formerly hidden items visible in the Windows Components list.




Enable a Details Tab in Each Device’s Properties Dialog Box
Click Start>>>Settings>>>Control Panel>>>System
Select the Advanced tab and click "Environment Variables"
Under the "System Variables" box click "New"

Variable Name:
Code:
DEVMGR_SHOW_DETAILS
Variable Value:
Code:
1

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