PCMCIA-GPIB always creates new restore point when inserted

[Jumper_Bones]

Everytime I install my PCMCIA-GPIB card into my IBM Thinkpad T43p (XP Pro SP2) I get a new restore point (Microsoft's "found new hardware" wizard).

I only found one other message in this forum that looked similar, their device was a GPIB-USB, though.

This is the only PCMCIA card I use that does this. I only have one other card: a Sony Ericsson GSM/EDGE card that goes in and out with no issue. The GPIB card works fine once the wizard is done.

I am running all the latest drivers, I believe: NI-488.2 ver 2.46, NI-VISA 3.6, NI-MAX 4.0.3.3003.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to correct this?

DAB

[Angela M]

Hello DAB,

Are you removing the card and rebooting the computer?  Or just uninstalling and reinstalling the card?

Regards,

Angela

Applications Engineer

[Jumper_Bones]

So sorry for the delay in responding...

It is when I remove the PCMCIA card, and then plug it back in, while logged in as a user with local-administrators group privileges.

It is annoying, but doesn't hurt anything. I assume an uninstall and re-install of the NI-488.2 would fix it, but I just wanted to make sure it wasn't something else doing it.

JB

[Angela M]

Hello JB,

This behavior is not the result of a corrupt driver installation, so re-installing will likely not change the behavior you are seeing.  The Operating System along with the driver determines when you will see the Found New Hardware Wizard.  In order to keep from seeing the wizard the OS would need to not clear the registry of the information about the hardware.  As mentioned in your original post, this has been reported with USB devices, but the reasons are the same for your current hardware.  At this time there is nothing you can do to change this behavior.

Regards,

Angela

Applications Engineer