you can install only one device at a time, another device installation is underway

this wouldnt be a problem but...

- i am not running any programs or installing any other hardware

- i have restarted my computer several times to try and "cure" the problem and let my computer realize there isnt anything going on

- i have removed the hardware i installed into one of those slots on the harddrive (where you slide stuff like your dial modem into the slots,,, i was sliding in a wireless linksys G. PCI adapter. completely compatible)

-when i ran my computer and the auto-new hardware detected program did not show up i knew something was wrong., i cannot get it to manually run add hardware, it says another device installation is underway but i am not installing or running anything. .. (i tried slding the hardware into a different slot in the back with the same results)

-my computer is completely set up the way it was before i installed the new hardware, and my nortan anti-virus is completely updated. i have also even tried installing a few windows updates.. it still says another device installation is underway.

if anyone has any advice it would be much appreciated. i have been trying random things for hours..

save me!! i want to install my new cable modem!!