Microsoft KB Archive/254553

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"Add New Hardware" Error Message During Windows 2000 Logon

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Q254553

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The information in this article applies to:


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

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SYMPTOMS
When you log on to a Windows 2000-based computer without using the Administrator account, the following error message may appear:

Add New Hardware

You must log on as Administrator to configure this new device

This error message may appear even when new hardware has not been added to the computer.

RESOLUTION
To work around this issue, restart the computer and log on using the local Administrator account and password.

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kberrmsg kbhw KBW2KHOME

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbwin2000AdvServ kbwin2000AdvServSearch kbwin2000DataServ kbwin2000DataServSearch kbwin2000Serv kbwin2000ServSearch kbwin2000Search kbwin2000ProSearch kbwin2000Pro kbWinAdvServSearch kbWinDataServSearch