Win 2k - HOw to disable a device in Device Manager?

[vikenk]

Hello all,

How can I disable a device in Device Manager in Windows 2000?

My cousin's kids have an HP computer (Celeron 700Mhz) that they do their homework on. To boost it's performance I recently put in an old Voodoo3 3000 video card that I had hanging around (thier video was on-board with a *whopping* 1MB alotted shared memory). The install went OK, but Win2K keeps detecting and reinstalling the on-board video card.

Unfortunately, there is no option to disable the video card in the BIOS (**** HP!). A friend of mine's computer had the exact same issue and we disbaled the on-board video using the Device Manager (Windows XP) by doing Right-click --> Disable

Now I have the same thing on my cousin's computer, but Windows 2000 doesn't give me the option to Disable, only an option to Uninstall. Obviously, after I uninstalled it, it re-installed itself on the next boot-up.

So far the two video cards have coexisted without any conflicts, but I'd like to elimiate the possibility of a future conflict.

Without option to disable through the BIOS, how can I disable the on-board video in Windows 2000? Thanks!

Viken K.

 

[Osiris]

You cant do the same in windows 2000? you cant disable it i the device manager? you cant do it in the taskmanager.

 

[vikenk]

When I right click on the video card in Device Manager, I only have an option to uninstall, not to disable.

 

[Osiris]

what about the add/remove hardware section which is different then the device manager

 

[vikenk]

Hmmmmm...I didn't think about that! I'll have to try that next time I go over their house.

Viken K.

 

[Osiris]

when you going back over? so i can add this to my list of fixes in my brain...

 

[vikenk]

Okay,

I called up my cousin and talked her through removing the on-board video controller through the Add/Remove Hardware wizard. She's computer saavy enough to follow my directions. The end result? It still came back on the next boot up.

Then, later, I had gone to their house and was checking it out when I noticed that although I had no option to disable the video card in Device Manager under "Diaplay Adapters", I *did* have the option to disable the card under "System Devices". By right clicking the "Intel XXXXX System and Video Controller", I was able to choose Disable, BUT.....the card still shows up on the next boot-up, even though the controller (in control panel) has the small red X on it to show that it's disabled.

As I'm typing this, an idea comes to mind. My cousin enters a password when Windows boots up. I know that someone else setup their computer for them. Could it be that she doesn't have Administrator priveliges on her account?

Viken K.

 

[VICone]

You should log in under the Administrator account

 

[Osiris]

I doubt it. if there was, you would receive an error

 

[brady]

It has to be in the DM... It might be called something other than "Onboard Video"... but its gotta be there.

Can you post a SS of your DM/System Devices ?