I just double-checked using uname -a and I'm running kernel 2.6.6 and double-checked and no /etc/modprobe.conf just /etc/modules.conf.

uname -a
Linux laptop 2.6.6 #2 SMP Fri May 14 20:38:30 CEST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux

Well it may not matter too much, it's more like there's a few modules I'd like to stop loading but right now my laptop is running ok so I probably shouldn't complain