Hi airken,
This is Renjith.
Please check in the Device Manager window to see any conflicts there.
Please right click on My Computer icon and select Properties.
Then, select Hardware tab and finally click on Device Manager button to get Device Manager window.
Please check whether you see yellow exclamation mark on any of the devices listed there.
The Device Manager is a tool included with Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows the user to display and control the hardware attached to the computer. When a piece of hardware is not working, the offending hardware is highlighted where the user can deal with it. The list of hardware can be sorted by various criteria.
The yellow exclamation in the Device Manager refers to Hardware conflict.
I would like to forward the steps to troubleshoot hardware resource and device conflicts in Device Manager in the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
Follow this procedure to troubleshoot resource and device conflicts.
NOTE: Some devices may not be seen or easily removed without starting the computer in Safe Mode.
Follow this procedure to remove a device from Device Manager in the Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
IMPORTANT: This procedure must be performed while logged in as Administrator or to an account with Administrator rights.
Click the Start button, and then click Control Panel.
In the Control Panel window, under Pick a category, double-click the Performance and Maintenance icon.
In the Performance and Maintenance window, under or pick a Control Panel icon, double-click the System icon.
In the System Properties window, click the Hardware tab.
On the Hardware tab, in the Device Manager box, click the Device Manager button.
In the Device Manager window, double-click the category icon of the device to be removed.
Under the Device Manager category, click to select the device to be removed.
On the menu bar, click Action.
On the Action menu, click Uninstall.
In the Confirm Device Removal window, click the OK button.
In the System Settings Change window, click the Yes button.
After performing these steps please follow the steps mentioned below:
Reset the computers BIOS to the default values.
Ensure any missing hardware device is properly seated in the expansion slot.
Remove all third-party hardware.
Restart the computer.
If the issue still persist Restore the computer to a previous working configuration using System Restore.
Performing those steps should resolve the issue.
Please let me know does that help to resolve the issue.
Thanks and regards
Renjith
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