Windows 95 Detects Disabled Network Card

• Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

After you remove a built-in network adapter from Device Manager and disable it in your computer's CMOS settings, Windows 95 redetects the network adapter when you restart Windows 95.

CAUSE

Windows 95 is designed to detect and enumerate built-in network adapters when you start Windows 95 even if the network adapter is disabled in the computer's CMOS settings. This behavior is in accordance with the Plug and Play specification.

RESOLUTION

If you do not want to use a built-in network adapter, you must disable it in Device Manager and in the computer's CMOS settings. To disable a built- in network card in Device Manager, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.

2. Double-click the System icon.

3. Click the Device Manager tab, double-click Network Adapters, then double-click the network adapter you want to disable.

4. In the Device Usage section, click the Original Configuration (Current) check box to clear it.

5. Click OK.

MORE INFORMATION

If you disable the network adapter in Device Manager and the computer's CMOS settings, it will not consume any resources. If you disable the network adapter in Device Manager but not in the computer's CMOS settings, it will continue to consume resources.