Microsoft KB Archive/158922

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Removed Device Not Detected by Add New Hardware Wizard

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Q158922

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows 95
 * Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release, versions 2, 2.1

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SYMPTOMS
When you run the Add New Hardware Wizard, it may not detect a device that has been removed in Device Manager on a multiple-profile user system.

CAUSE
Removing a Plug and Play device from one profile and leaving it in another causes a flag to be set in the registry to prevent the device from being enumerated on the next startup, and may also cause the Add New Hardware Wizard to bypass the device. The flag exists only in the profile in which the device was removed.

RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring, disable the device in Device Manager instead of removing it. To disable a device, click the Disable In This Hardware Profile check box for the device in Device Manager.

To restore (or redetect) the device, remove it from all profiles and then run the Add New Hardware Wizard.

Additional query words:

Keywords : osr2 win95

Issue type :

Technology : kbWin95search kbOPKSearch kbWin95 kbWin95OPKOSR2 kbWin95OPKOSR210