Microsoft KB Archive/270690

= Windows 2000 Service Pack Overwrites Third-Party Drivers Without Prompting =

Article ID: 270690

Article Last Modified on 2/21/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 1

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This article was previously published under Q270690



SYMPTOMS
A Windows 2000 service pack 1 may overwrite third-party drivers without prompting.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if either of the following conditions is true:
 * The name of the third-party driver is the same as the Windows 2000 driver.
 * You do not specify the -o option to overwrite Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) files without prompting.



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

Keywords: kbenv kbsetup kbprb KB270690

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