Microsoft KB Archive/131242

= Message: This Resource Setting Cannot Be Modified =

Article ID: 131242

Article Last Modified on 1/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q131242



SYMPTOMS
When you click the Change Setting button to modify the IRQ or Input/Output range in the properties for a device in Device Manager, you may receive the following message:

This resource setting cannot be modified.

Note that this occurs only when the Use Automatic Settings check box is not selected.



CAUSE
The Change Setting button works only for resources that can be changed. Not all resources can be changed in a basic configuration. The message stated above notifies you that the resource setting you have selected cannot be changed.



RESOLUTION
For information about basic configuration settings and options you can change when you are configuring COM ports, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: 123992

TITLE : Basic Configurations for COM Ports in Windows 95

Additional query words: comm

Keywords: kbenv kbprb KB131242

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