Microsoft KB Archive/822047

= A Device Driver in System Memory Is Not Updated Until You Restart the Computer =

PSS ID Number: 822047

Article Last Modified on 6/2/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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SYMPTOMS
When you update a device driver, you may notice that the version of the driver that is loaded into your computer's system memory is not updated until you restart your computer. Additionally, you are not prompted to restart your computer when you finish installing the driver.



CAUSE
This issue may occur if both of the following conditions are true:
 * More than one device on your computer uses the driver that you are updating.
 * You use the Driver Update Wizard in Device Manager to update the driver.



WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, manually restart your computer after you update the driver.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Keywords: kbprb KB822047

Technology: kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000Pro kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbWinAdvServSearch

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