Message: This Resource Setting Cannot Be Modified

ID: Q131242

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

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 may 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

Additional query words: comm

Keywords : kbenv win95 wincomm win98
Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb