Cannot Update Existing Drivers in OSR2

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SYMPTOMS

When you update an existing device driver in Windows 95 OEM Service Release 2 (OSR2) using Device Manager, the new driver files may not be copied from the source disk or folder. The existing files in the OSR2 installation may be copied instead.

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CAUSE

There is a problem in OSR2 that prevents driver files from being copied from a new installation source if the same files already exist in the original installation source.

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STATUS

This problem no longer occurs in Windows 98. To resolve this problem, install the current version of Windows. For information about the current version of Windows, visit http://www.microsoft.com/windows (http://www.microsoft.com/windows) .

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MORE INFORMATION

This problem does not occur in Windows 95 retail release or OEM Service Release 1.

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APPLIES TO

Microsoft Windows 95

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kbhotfixserver kbqfe kbenv kbprb KB170325

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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