i think it uses WMI

try WMI to list the devices

"Shradha" <shrads_83@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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: I need to know which devices are attached to my computer
: through a program written in C/C++. Since this data about
: the number and type of devices attached is available on
: the device manager, I would like to know if there is any
: way i can access the device manager programmatically.
:
: Anyone having any idea, please help
:
: Thanks
: Shradha