Re: Residential Gateway Device

You're very welcome. Thanks for keeping me informed.

Carey

"momsie8" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:057d01c33f62$ffa9d150$(E-Mail Removed)...
> THANKS SO MUCH.....IT IS GONE.......
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >That's Universal Plug N Play (not the same as regular
> plug n play)
> >
> >Uninstall it.
> >
> >It's located under the Windows Setup tab under Add/Remove
> Programs in the
> >Control Panel ...look under Communications
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Problem: What does the 'Universal Plug and Play' option
> in Windows ME do?
> >Should I instruct Windows to install it?
> >
> >Possible Solution: Don't bother with it. It has no real
> use yet... here's a
> >run-down:
> >Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a new standard for
> network devices (and
> >networked computers). It actually has nothing to do with
> what most people
> >think of as Plug and Play (or Pray). UPnP allows
> networked devices to
> >identify themselves and their services across a network
> without the usual
> >necessity of client computers loading hardware drivers.
> The idea is that
> >any computer that supports UPnP would be able to use a
> device on the same
> >network without installing drivers for that specific
> device. That's just
> >one example. UPnP has other features as well.
> >Basically, UPnP is available in Win ME (as you have
> noticed) but there is no
> >reason to enable it. There are very few (actually I
> don't think there are
> >any) devices that even support the standard yet. The
> version of UPnP that
> >comes with Win ME doesn't even support all the features
> that are defined in
> >the UPnP specification...
> >Here's some more info if you're interested:
> >http://www.upnp.org/
> >-or-
> >http://support.microsoft.com/support...cles/Q262/4/58
> .ASP
> >
> >"Momsie8" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >news:036f01c33eb8$0e4e6870$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> I do not know why I keep getting a pop up message
> reading
> >> "New device available...view newly discovered UPNP
> >> devices" I do not have any connecting computers, so
> please
> >> help, this is getting so frustrating. Thanks
> >
> >
> >.
> >