Add New Hardware Wizard Skips to End and Does Not Find Hardware

ID: Q192746

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 95
Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to run the Add New Hardware wizard, the progress indicator may pause at 15 percent and then skip to the end of the hardware detection process without detecting any new hardware.

CAUSE

This behavior can occur if the Sysdetmg.dll file is missing or damaged.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, extract a new copy of the Sysdetmg.dll from your original Windows 95/98 disks or CD-ROM to the <drive>:\<windows>\system folder, where <drive> is the drive on which Windows 95/98 is installed, and <windows> is the folder in which Windows 95/98 is installed.

For information about how to extract files, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

ARTICLE-ID: Q129605
TITLE : How to Extract Original Compressed Windows Files

Keywords : kbtool win95 win98
Version : WINDOWS:95,98
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb