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Document ID: AGRN-45PV42

TP General - Reinstalling devices without drivers such as PCMCIA Card Services in Windows 9x

Applicable to: World-Wide

Symptom:
Some devices that do not show associated drivers, such as PCMCIA Card Services, are difficult to reinstall once they have been disabled from Windows 9x Device Manager.

Configuration:
Any machine with Windows 95 or 98.

Solution:
Boot the machine into safe mode and open Device Manger.

Most previously deleted devices should be present in Device Manager and can be re-enabled by selecting the device and checking appropriate choices in the device's Properties / Device Usage area.

Instructions to boot the machine into Safe Mode;
After the system post beeps, use one of the following key options;

• F5 to boot directly into safe mode
• F8 in Windows 95 or Ctrl in Windows 98 to use the boot options menu.

Instructions to open Device Manager

• Click the Start Button
• Select the Settings menu option
• Click the Control Panel menu option
• Click the System icon
• Click the Device Manager tab
• Click the appropriate device by clicking on the device name so that it is highlighted (may need to expand a category title)
• Click the Properties button
• On the General Tab Click ĉExists in all hardware profilesĈ in the ĉDevice usageĈ section
• Click OK
• Follow prompts and reboot system normally

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	Document Category	Installation/Removal, PCMCIA (PC Card), Windows 95, Windows 98
	Date Created	06-03-99
	Last Updated	08-03-99
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	Brand	IBM ThinkPad
	Product Family	ThinkPads General
	Machine Type	Various
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