In general, this happens if you don't install the device drivers properly.
Windows XP did it as well. The usual cure is to uninstall the drivers, shut
down and remove the device, then follow the proper process to reinstall both
drivers and hardware.

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"CarlaJade" <CarlaJade@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:160B5DB5-71A9-486C-BD94-6920F4AD9F74@microsoft.com...[color=blue]
> Is anyone else having this problem? Every so often upon shut down of
> computer or a restart, i start it back up only to have vista start saying
> installing new hardware! It is always my soundcard, an xfi gamer, my Intel
> dialup modem, , several other important drivers all seem to have just been
> misplaced with their hardware. They all go in just fine and no problems
> and
> all working correctly but on the occasional shutdown, all awry again!
> Even
> though the modem drivers are still on the computer, I still have to go
> take
> everything back out again and re-install the drivers once again just to
> connect to the internet. Vista and its bugs~! It cant be my software.
> It
> seems to always want to install high definition audio drivers rather than
> my
> sound card, which i do not even have high definition audio. I disable it
> in
> my device manager as always, but still, occasionally upon shutdown, same
> thing, it replaces it and then I have no sound again until I go back and
> re-install and reboot and then works for a little while longer. I hope
> all
> of this rambling on made sense to someone :) I have an OEM version of
> vista
> so I'm assuming that phoning tech support will do me of no use so hoping
> someone here can relate and help.[/color]