In news:FDD2485B-1E83-4B0B-A1DF-67E4F9D7566C@microsoft.com,
Steve Lundy <SteveLundy@discussions.microsoft.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> For whatever reason, my computer constantly prompts me to reboot
> because it has finished installing new devices even though I haven't
> installed anything. I've checked device manager and everything is
> fine there. Any ideas on how to get it to stop, or why it's doing
> it? I'm going to try reinstalling intel's chipset driver and see if
> that takes care of it, but any ideas or suggestions would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> It's an HP DC7600 btw. Gig of ram, 80 SATA HD, Broadcom onboard
> Gig-enet, and onboard video. Basic windows xp setup as well, nothing
> special.

Err. What hardware specifically is it? For instance if it's a printer
there's an answer. If not then I have no idea but without knowing exactly
what type of new devices it's installing, well, I can't really say for
certain.

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