Win Rescan peripherals - technical definition

If a peripheral device, such as a scanner, was turned off when you started the computer, the application may not recognize the device until Windows rescans the hardware. To perform the rescan, do the following:

Windows Vista

1. Click Start menu/Control Panel

2. Click Hardware and Sound/Device Manager

or

2. if in Classic View, Click Device Manager

3. Click Action/Scan for Hardware Changes.

Windows 2000/XP

1. Click Start menu.

2. Select Settings/Control Panel/System

3. Click Hardware tab, then Device Manager.

4. Click Action/Scan for Hardware Changes.

Windows 95/98

1. Click Start menu.

2. Select Settings/Control Panel/System.

3. Click the Device Manager tab.

4. Click Refresh.