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Procedure

  1. On the guest operating system, click Start, right-click My Computer, and then click Manage.
    The Computer Management screen appears.
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    Computer Management
  2. In the left pane, click Device Manager.
    A list of devices appears.
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    Device Management - Network Adapter Window
  3. In the right pane, click Network adapters and then verify that the network adapter driver is ready.
  4. Open a Command Prompt window (cmd.exe) using an account with administrator privileges.
  5. Disable the Found New Hardware Wizard by typing the following commands:
    • Windows XP 32-bit:
      reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\DeviceInstall\Settings" /v SuppressNewHWUI​ /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
    • Windows XP 64-bit or Windows Server 2003:
      reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\PlugPlay\Parameters" /v SuppressUI​ /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
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    Found New Hardware Wizard
  6. Restart the image and then verify that the Found New Hardware Wizard does not appear.
  7. Power off the image.