Is the a way to edit or remove the #2, #3, etc. from the d..

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I updated my Wi-Fi adapter's software driver in Windows XP. After
uninstalling the old driver and client utility and rebooting my system, I
then installed the updated driver. There was a glitch -- my system hung on
me -- and I had to reinstall
twice -- I fixed the problem by uninstalling the previous driver through the
device manager.

The driver update works fine now and I don't
have any problems, but I don't know why Windows XP assigns a number (#2, #3,
etc.) after the hardware adapter's name, for example, before I performed the
hardware driver update, my Wi-Fi adapter was listed in the
device manager as "Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter" but after the
update, it is now listed as "Atheros AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter #3"

XP has also done this after I reinstalled my Logitech webcam
adapter driver software -- the device is listed with a "#2" at the end of
the device name.

It seems that any time a driver is updated in XP assigns the device hardware
a unique sequential
number for the SAME device adapter (that is, only ONE device hardware is
actually installed in the PC).

Is the a way to edit or remove the #2, #3, etc. from the device hardware
name?

Thanks for your windows expertise for this question.