Plug and Play problem

[Guest]

Does anyone know how to turn off PnP? I have a USB to Serial port adapter
that I use with my GPS, when I plug it in, windows finds the adapter and
serial ports, but if I have the GPS turned on or as soon as I turn it on,
windows thinks that the GPS output is a ball point mouse. It installs the
drivers for the ball point mouse and all the sudden my cursor is moving all
over the screen. I have to power off the GPS to get it to stop. Any help
would be appreciated.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

In Services.

Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Plug and Play |
Just have a look at the Dependencies tab for what all depends on the Plug
and Play service before you disable or stop the service.

Plug and Play
[[This service is the heart and soul of the Plug and Play environment. I do
not recommend disabling this service, but if you want to, you are on your
own. Take note: UPnP is not PnP. UPnP is for connectivity on networks via
TCP/IP to devices, such as scanners or printers. Your sound card is PnP. Do
not disable Plug and Play service.]]
http://web.archive.org/web/20041128020314/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

[[*One of the basic natures of your operating systems of today are Plug and
Play. Install a device or component and your system automatically detects
it. Without this, your system will not ask for proper drivers to be
installed. You will be left unaware that you have hardware configuration
problems if not immediately apparent through normal operation of your
machine. In other words, don't disable this baby!]]
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

 

[Guest]

Well that has me a little more nervious about turning it off.. Do you know if
there is something more specific that applies just to com ports or mice? The
com port gets set up, and then the information that the GPS is providing is
being interpreted as input from a mouse, so I guess the more specific item
would be how to disable windows from finding the what it believes is a mouse
(human interface device)..
--
-Jim

In Services.

Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Plug and Play |
Just have a look at the Dependencies tab for what all depends on the Plug
and Play service before you disable or stop the service.

Plug and Play
[[This service is the heart and soul of the Plug and Play environment. I do
not recommend disabling this service, but if you want to, you are on your
own. Take note: UPnP is not PnP. UPnP is for connectivity on networks via
TCP/IP to devices, such as scanners or printers. Your sound card is PnP. Do
not disable Plug and Play service.]]
http://web.archive.org/web/20041128020314/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

[[*One of the basic natures of your operating systems of today are Plug and
Play. Install a device or component and your system automatically detects
it. Without this, your system will not ask for proper drivers to be
installed. You will be left unaware that you have hardware configuration
problems if not immediately apparent through normal operation of your
machine. In other words, don't disable this baby!]]
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Does anyone know how to turn off PnP? I have a USB to Serial port adapter
that I use with my GPS, when I plug it in, windows finds the adapter and
serial ports, but if I have the GPS turned on or as soon as I turn it on,
windows thinks that the GPS output is a ball point mouse. It installs the
drivers for the ball point mouse and all the sudden my cursor is moving
all over the screen. I have to power off the GPS to get it to stop.
Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Wesley Vogel]

Jim, is there a reason that you are not using a USB port for your GPS?

Wouldn't that make things easier?

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Well that has me a little more nervious about turning it off.. Do you
know if there is something more specific that applies just to com ports
or mice? The com port gets set up, and then the information that the GPS
is providing is being interpreted as input from a mouse, so I guess the
more specific item would be how to disable windows from finding the what
it believes is a mouse (human interface device)..
--
-Jim

In Services.

Start | Run | Type: services.msc | Click OK |
Scroll down to and double click Plug and Play |
Just have a look at the Dependencies tab for what all depends on the Plug
and Play service before you disable or stop the service.

Plug and Play
[[This service is the heart and soul of the Plug and Play environment. I
do not recommend disabling this service, but if you want to, you are on
your own. Take note: UPnP is not PnP. UPnP is for connectivity on
networks via TCP/IP to devices, such as scanners or printers. Your sound
card is PnP. Do not disable Plug and Play service.]]
http://web.archive.org/web/20041128020314/www.blackviper.com/WinXP/service411.htm

[[*One of the basic natures of your operating systems of today are Plug
and Play. Install a device or component and your system automatically
detects it. Without this, your system will not ask for proper drivers to
be installed. You will be left unaware that you have hardware
configuration problems if not immediately apparent through normal
operation of your machine. In other words, don't disable this baby!]]
http://www.beemerworld.com/tips/servicesxp.htm

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In

Does anyone know how to turn off PnP? I have a USB to Serial port
adapter that I use with my GPS, when I plug it in, windows finds the
adapter and serial ports, but if I have the GPS turned on or as soon as
I turn it on, windows thinks that the GPS output is a ball point mouse.
It installs the drivers for the ball point mouse and all the sudden my
cursor is moving all over the screen. I have to power off the GPS to
get it to stop.
Any help would be appreciated.