View Device Manager Scan For Hardware Changes Hangs UK. Windows will normally examine the pci bus on startup and the usb bus about. Scan for hardware changes orders up an immediate examination of the installed hardware.
I have a similar problem, where the scan for new hardware never stops (no system freeze).
Dang chris, where did you find the declarations? See below screen shot for reference. Select scan for hardware changes to reinstall. When i try scanning for new hardware in device manager (right clicking my computer name and then scan for hardware changes), it scan for hardware changes is the method.