SP2 Hardware Removal

[Treeman]

This computer (1 out of 3) had trouble with SP2 in the past.

Mostly hardware problems; I want to uninstall these items temporarily while SP2 does it's upgrade.

HP Printer & Scanner

PCI Combo Firewire & USb card

Audigy 2 Z2 Sound Card

My question is; what is the best way to do this? Soundcard & PCI card in device manager, the Printer in C.Panel, Printers & Faxes; Scanner in C. Panel, Cameras & Scanners ?

Uninstall each item, shut off computer & physically remove the items one-at-a-time?

Update to SP2, reverse the order in which the items came out, one at a time, rebooting after each is re-detected.

The new drivers for the printer, scanner, & sound card will still be on the hard drive, so I'm hoping that will make the re-installation of each item simple.

Your confirmation of my plan will be appreciated.

Treeman

[Aegis]

Disabling all of the affected hardware from Device Manager might help.