From: "Geo." 

"Glenn Meadows"  wrote in message
news:45e5c21c$1{at}w3.nls.net...

> What gets me, is if I replace a NIC, and to to assign it a static IP that
> the server has, I get the warning that another adapter already has that IP
> address assigned, even though that adapter is no longer physically there,
> it's in the registry, and Windows thinks I've now created a duplicate
> (well, I have technically), but physically, I've not.

I don't remember if it's in the services section or the software section
but find the tcp/ip key and it's like the first line in that key that you
delete to get rid of it.

You can also use device manager and check the "show hidden
devices" then kill it from there.

Geo.

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