Hardware Not Detected by Device Manager in Windows 2000

ID: Q227217

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows 2000 and you use hardware drivers designed for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, the devices that use those drivers are not displayed in Device Manager.

CAUSE

This issue occurs because the Windows 2000 Device Manager tool does not detect and register hardware that uses drivers for Windows NT 4.0.

RESOLUTION

To work around this issue, use the Add/Remove Hardware tool to install the hardware drivers written specifically for Windows 2000.

To obtain the latest drivers for your hardware, contact your hardware manufacturer.

STATUS

This behavior is by design.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv kbhw
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb