What is up with this?

[APoc184]

I was browsing around in Device Manager and came across this in my Network Adapter tab.

Network adapters??

There is another bunch if I scroll down.
I suspect it has something to do with my wireless connection?

When clicking on Properties it says under the troubleshoot section that "this device could not be started".

What is it and can I just delete them?

 

[Gamer]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932520

Basically, they know about it but don't have answer for it.

 

[APoc184]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932520

Basically, they know about it but don't have answer for it.

LOL

That's Microsoft for you.
I wanted to delete all of them but decided to rather leave it.

 

[stroebs]

I have had the problem before with my pavillion laptop and apparently if there's an error somewhere in a file or something, it happens to re-initiate the device (like making an image of the device) again and again but it doesn't affect the laptop at all. (Well didn't affect mine anyways)

I'm on XP now and it doesn't happen so must be a purely Vista thing

 

[ponder]

"By design"

 

[gregmcc]

Its a feature

 

[Gamer]

Its a feature

Hahaha, classic! Wife & I recently completed having our new house built. When questioning our builder on some really stupid things he did along the process, he'd offer "It's a feature" as an excuse for every mistake he made. Now it's a standing punch line to any mistake in life...it's a feature! Love it!