How to find the Wireless Device Hardware ID in your computer?


How to find the Wireless Device Hardware ID in your computer?

Device Hardware ID

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If possible, please provide us with the device hardware ID (PnP ID).  How to find the Device Hardware ID:

If you're running Windows Vista:

  1. Click Start Windows Vista Start Button, type Device Manager in the Search box, and then click Device Manager.
  2. Find the hardware of interest, and then double-click it.
  3. Click the Details tab. You'll see Device description as the default setting in the list box.
  4. Click the drop-down arrow, click Hardware Ids, right click, and then click Select all.
  5. Right click, click Copy, and then paste the values here.

(Hardware IDs looks like this: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_27A2&SUBSYS_201A17AA&REV_03)

If you're running Windows XP:

  1. Click Start, click Control Panel, double-click System, and then click the Hardware tab.
  2. Click Device Manager, find and right-click the hardware of interest, and then click Properties.
  3. Click the Details tab. You'll see Device Instance Id as the default setting in the list box.
  4. Click the drop-down arrow, and then click Hardware Ids.
  5. Highlight the first one listed, press SHIFT, and then click to select all.
  6. Copy and paste the values here.