Removal of Multimedia Device May Cause Resource Conflict

ID: Q195546

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2

SYMPTOMS

After you remove a peripheral component interconnect-based (PCI) multimedia device (such as a sound card) from Device Manager, you may be prompted to install a new multimedia hardware device, and this may occur even if you have not installed a new multimedia hardware device. If you then press Refresh in Device Manager, the device you originally removed may reappear in Device Manager with an exclamation point in a yellow circle next to it.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if IRQ Steering is enabled on your computer.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Windows 95 OEM Service Release version 2.0. This problem has been resolve in Microsoft Windows 98.

Additional query words: 95 2.00

Keywords : kbenv kbui osr2 win95
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb