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Article ID: 227612 - Last Review: October 30, 2006 - Revision: 3.1

Disabled Hardware Devices Enabled After Upgrading Windows 98

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SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade a computer from Microsoft Windows 98 to Windows 2000 Professional, any hardware devices that were disabled using Device Manager in Windows 98 are enabled.
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CAUSE

Windows 2000 does not preserve the list of disabled hardware devices during the upgrade process.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
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Keywords: 
kbenv kbhardware kbprb kbsetup KB227612
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