Network connection x (increases its order number)

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Daniel Ille

Does anyone know why after you delete a networking
device, and reinstall it, Windows adds the network
connection with a higher number (Ex. Net. conn. 2,3,4
etc.) as if it didn't really delete the other ones.

In the past, the only way I fixed this is by rebuilding
the machine. But that's unacceptable, give the fact that
we're in the year 2004, and PCs are much better and
reliable.
 
Daniel Ille said:
Does anyone know why after you delete a networking
device, and reinstall it, Windows adds the network
connection with a higher number (Ex. Net. conn. 2,3,4
etc.) as if it didn't really delete the other ones.

In the past, the only way I fixed this is by rebuilding
the machine. But that's unacceptable, give the fact that
we're in the year 2004, and PCs are much better and
reliable.
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Why do you rebuild the machine? Has it caused problems that you don't
mention here?
I dont think it does hide them. I don't know the reasons for this happening
but I put it down to xp making sure it's configured safely. The registry is
often not flushed fully until the machine's closed down.
I destroy and recreate connections often for testing purposes and had no
problems yet. Ive not tried a reboot after deleting an old connection to see
if the numbering's correct then, but I'll usually just rename the connection
if I want it to look tidy.
 
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