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Remove Unused Drivers and Devices: Date - Sep 16, 2005; Rating - 4.5; Author - Tony Bradley; If you remove a piece of hardware, particularly USB devices that may be frequently swapped out, without first Uninstalling it in Device Manager, the drivers remain behind, but the device no longer shows up in Device Manager by default.
Prevent Ordinary Users From Installing Devices: Date - Apr 06, 2005; Rating - 4.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; Enhance security by preventing ordinary users from being able to install devices.
Device Driver Rollback in XP: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 4.2; Author - Wayne Maples
ASPI Drivers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 3.1; Author - Wayne Maples; ASPI stands for Advanced SCSI Programming Interface. Originally developed by Adaptec. It is a software layer that enables programs to communicate with SCSI (and ATAPI) devices.
Video Drivers : How to Determine Which Video Driver Is Loading in Windows XP: Date - Jan 03, 2005; Rating - 3; Author - Wayne Maples
Native Soundblaster XP Drivers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
Windows 2000 Device Drivers: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.5; Author - Wayne Maples
WindowsXP-Drivers.com: Date - Apr 20, 2004; Rating - 2.4; Author - Wayne Maples
Listing inbox printer drivers: Date - Jul 31, 2007; Rating - 2.3; Author - Mitch Tulloch; How to list all supported printers for Windows XP.