Microsoft KB Archive/189877

= Device Manager Displays Error Code 15 =

Article ID: 189877

Article Last Modified on 1/23/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q189877



SYMPTOMS
When you view a device in Device Manager, an exclamation point in a yellow circle may be displayed for the device. When you view the properties of the device, the status for the device may report Code 15, indicating a resource conflict, but the Resource tab for the device may show no conflicts.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if there is a resource conflict between the device and a device alias.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, use either of the following methods:

Method 1
You can safely ignore the conflict. Input/output (I/O) addresses that are assigned to a device alias can be used by new devices you add to your computer. For additional information about device aliases, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 180412

TITLE : Input/Output Addresses Are Used By Aliases in Device Manager

Method 2
Remove the resource conflict. For information about how to troubleshoot device conflicts with Device Manager, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 133240

TITLE : Troubleshooting Device Conflicts with Device Manager

Additional query words: 98

Keywords: kberrmsg kbprb KB189877

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