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If Something Goes Wrong

Resolving a hardware conflict

Windows 98 Second Edition displays the System Properties dialog box.

2Click the Device Manager tab.

3Select the device and click Properties.

A dialog box displays the device’s properties.

4In the General section of the dialog box, check the box next to Disable in this hardware profile.

5Click OK.

Checking device properties

Device Manager provides a way to view the properties of a device. Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the type of device, the drivers installed, and the system resources assigned to the device.

To check a device’s properties:

1Click the My Computer icon with the secondary button, then click Properties.

Windows 98 Second Edition displays the System Properties dialog box.

2Click the Device Manager tab.

3To view the device(s) installed, double-click the device type.

4To view the properties, double-click the device.

Windows 98 Second Edition displays the Device Properties dialog box, which provides various tabs from which to choose. Some of the common ones are:

The General tab, which provides basic information about the device.