Message: This Resource Setting Cannot Be Modified

 Last reviewed: December 5, 1995
Article ID: Q131242
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

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 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: Q123992
   TITLE     : Basic Configurations for COM Ports in Windows 95

REFERENCES

Microsoft Windows 95 "Resource Kit," Chapter 19, "Devices," pages 608-613. Microsoft Windows 95 "Resource Kit," Chapter 25, "Modems and Communications Tools," pages 822-824.

KBCategory: kbenv
KBSubcategory: wpp95 win95 wincomm
Additional reference words: 95 comm

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Last reviewed: December 5, 1995
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