Game Port Not Detected with Sound Card Already Installed
Article ID: 138082
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q138082
SYMPTOMS
If you remove a game port device in Device Manager, Microsoft Windows 95
may not detect the game port when you attempt to redetect it.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the game port is located on a sound card that
Windows 95 has already detected. Windows 95 does not detect the game port
unless the associated sound card drivers are first removed.
RESOLUTION
To redetect the game port, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then click
Control Panel.
- Double-click System.
- On the Device Manager tab, click the PLUS SIGN (+)
next to Sound, Video And Game Controllers to expand the
branch.
- Click each device in the Sound, Video, And Game Controllers
branch, and then click Remove. Continue until the branch
is empty.
- Click Close.
- Double-click Add New Hardware, and then click
Next.
- When you are prompted if you want Windows to search for your
new hardware, click Yes, click Next, and then click
Next again.
Windows 95 should now automatically detect the game port and reinstall the
associated sound card drivers.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Windows 95.
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