Removing "#5" from a network adapter

[Guest]

Hi all,
I am wondering why my network connection for my pda in device manager is
called "Windows Mobile-based Device #5".
I already logged in as administrator put all hidden and nonpresent devices
visible and this device is not repeated!
Anyone knows how to remove this "#5" from this network connection?
Thanks,
Jorge

 

[R. McCarty]

Windows preserves all Network Connections. This is why you'll
frequently see Local Area Connection #_, _... If your PDA is a
USB device it is likely USB1.1 technology. The way USB ports
work plugging the same device into a different port will cause XP
to think it's a new instance of an existing device and it appends the
number to it's identifier. So even though you've removed phantoms
or non-active entries that doesn't reset the counter so the device ID
is shown without a number.

The only way to remove the numbered entries is unplug the device
and using Regedit you have to remove the devices from the Enum
USB key in the CurrentControlSet. Not easy and must be done
very carefully. (Export the Key before making ANY changes).

Also mobile devices use "Partnerships" with the desktop so taking
out a Device #_ may cause issues with any partnerships you've
already established and might break ActiveSync or WMDC setups.

 

[Steve Pearce]

Hi all,
I am wondering why my network connection for my pda in device manager is
called "Windows Mobile-based Device #5".
I already logged in as administrator put all hidden and nonpresent devices
visible and this device is not repeated!
Anyone knows how to remove this "#5" from this network connection?

Right click on the connection and select "Rename"?

 

[Guest]

Thank you Steve,

With your suggestion you can change the name of the connection, not the name
of the device.
That's what I wanto to do.
Thanks anyway

 

[Ghostrider]

Thank you Steve,

With your suggestion you can change the name of the connection, not the name
of the device.
That's what I wanto to do.
Thanks anyway

Usually, the name of the device is written into the Windows Registry at
the time the device is enumerated. Windows by itself does not know the
name of the device, other than by its general classification, such as a
removable device, mobile device, CD-R, etc. It might be assigned the #5
simply because there are 4 other, potential "mobile-based" devices that
already have a Windows enumeration value that is catalogued.

If the "#5" bothers you so much, one might try to change the value of
the name under which it is enumerated in the Windows Registry. But take
care whilst doing this as it might make the whole thing unworkable.
Editing the Windows Registry is not a prescribed nor recommended way of
taking care of such things.