Local Area Network 1,2,3,4,5...etc..

[hypeMarked]

I'm irritated by this small problem. If I install a nic in the system it will register as:

Local Area Connection in the "Network Connections"

if I add another one it will have another entry like so:

Local Area Connection 2

if I remove the second one and put it in another pci slot, I got:

Local Area Connection
Local Area Connection 3

The problem is windows still remembers settings for the previous one. How can I remove the settings of "Local Area Connection 2"?

 

[sieistganzfett]

could you go into the "network connections" and right click the one you want to remove, then click delete? and for the final remaining one, just rename it to what ever you would like?

if not, maybe many driver instances are loaded up, you can remove them/all of them, if you go into the device manager while your in safemode, then do the aformentioned and you should be set.

 

[bluestrobe]

Originally posted by: sieistganzfett
could you go into the "network connections" and right click the one you want to remove, then click delete? and for the final remaining one, just rename it to what ever you would like?

if not, maybe many driver instances are loaded up, you can remove them/all of them, if you go into the device manager while your in safemode, then do the aformentioned and you should be set.

I don't think that will do it. I had this problem awhile back and found you had to do something advanced to delete the prior adapter profiles to get what he wanted. If I recall I would start in control panel>Performance and Maintenance>Administrative Tools

I remember it having to do with something in there.

edit: actually come to think of it, you would have to enable the older profiles to be visable then delete them. Been so long ago its hard to remember what I did. I remembering googling it though so try there.

 

[Fardringle]

Rather than going through the hassle of trying to get rid of old adapter profiles (that aren't being used and aren't displayed) I prefer to just rename the existing, used connections. It is possible to get rid of old profiles, but I like keeping things easy whenever possible.

Simply right-click on the connection in Network Connections window and select Rename then remove the number from the end of the connection name.

 

[JackMDS]

This is Not a problem, it is just an aesthetic issue. Windows (unfortunately) does not clean after itself when a Network Adaptor is gone.

There is a way to clean it up but it involves a long "play" with the hidden NIC devices in the Device manager, registry changes, and a lot of rebooting. I did it on one computer and decided to let go. It is too risky and adds no functional benefits.

:sun:

 

[hypeMarked]

Wow, I didn't realize it's that hard. I guess I have to live with it then.

 

[Bluestealth]

I tried and broke my windows install, repair install didn't fix it, did a complete rebuild(thank god for nliteos ). In my case it wasn't just a aestetic issue however, the wireless NIC would start to conflict with over variations of itself and require multiple reboots everytime windows didn't detect it properly on startup.

 

[bluestrobe]

Originally posted by: JackMDS
There is a way to clean it up but it involves a long "play" with the hidden NIC devices in the Device manager, registry changes, and a lot of rebooting. I did it on one computer and decided to let go. It is too risky and adds no functional benefits.

All you have to do is disable "unhide unused network connections" and then delete the profiles you want to delete. Windows renumbers the connection then. I don't know what you were doing and as the OP said above, it can hinder windows and create confusion among third party software that uses those connections.

 

[JackMDS]

Originally posted by: bluestrobeAll you have to do is disable "unhide unused network connections" and then delete the profiles you want to delete. Windows renumbers the connection then. I don't know what you were doing and as the OP said above, it can hinder windows and create confusion among third party software that uses those connections.

Here I have a computer with NVIDIA chipset Motherboard; it comes with On board NV NIC.

A while ago, an additional Realtek PCI was installed and then taken out.

Unhide and try to delete, and that is what you get, Hidden NIC.

:sun: