Solved Logitech Unifying Receiver appears when none are connected

[CyberGolem]

Hi,
Even if there aren't any Logitech Unifying Receivers connected to my computer, one always appears in my "Devices & Printers" window. How do I get rid of it?
~Chaz

 

[Sardonicus]

Look in the device manager. There's probably a Logitech device you need to disable or uninstall.

 

[CyberGolem]

Thanks Sardonicus, but unfortunately there's nothing in the Device Manager listing a Logitech device. If I connect an actual unifier, all sorts of stuff pops up in the Device manager and an extra unifier appears in the Devices & Printers window. When I disconnect it, it returns to the previous state ::HATE!::

 

[Sardonicus]

Hello, CyberGolem.
Unplug your device, try,
Device Manager does not display devices that are not connected to the Windows XP-based computer
After following steps 1 through 4, go to "Mice and other pointing devices" and "Human Interface Devices".
If you see a translucent Logitech mouse device, uninstall it.

 

[CyberGolem]

Thanks again but when I get to step 2 an error message rears its ugly head:
Windows cannot find 'set'. make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

I also just noticed the link is for a Windows-XP based computer and mine is Windows 7.

 

[Sardonicus]

Thanks again but when I get to step 2 an error message rears its ugly head:
Windows cannot find 'set'. make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.

I also just noticed the link is for a Windows-XP based computer and mine is Windows 7.

It's for Vista and 7, as well.
I used it a few times without any problems.

You can cut and paste "set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1", no parenthesis and also "start devmgmt.msc", no parenthesis, into the cmd line. That's a good way to do it, and not get errors.

 

[CyberGolem]

Do you mean quotes instead of parenthesis? Either way, I've done it with and without both and even tried it with percentage signs... nada

 

[CyberGolem]

Success, W00t!

The unifying device disappeared after removing it in the DM. Interesting enough, it wasn't listed as a Logitech device at all, but had a generic name. It looks like it was for a different type of receiving device albeit still for a Logitech mouse--just not one with a unifying receiver.

Between Microsoft, Apple and Logitech I often swoon for the days of the abacus.

Thanks Sardonicus.

 

[Sardonicus]

Success, W00t!

The unifying device disappeared after removing it in the DM. Interesting enough, it wasn't listed as a Logitech device at all, but had a generic name. It looks like it was for a different type of receiving device albeit still for a Logitech mouse--just not one with a unifying receiver.

Between Microsoft, Apple and Logitech I often swoon for the days of the abacus.

Thanks Sardonicus.

Yeah, I did mean quotes, Sorry.
Glad you got it sorted.