Legacy Audio Drivers Listed in Device Manager After Upgrade (227971)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q227971

SYMPTOMS

After you upgrade from Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with a legacy audio device installed, the sound card works but the legacy Windows NT 4.0 driver is still listed under Legacy Audio Drivers in Device Manager.

CAUSE

Setup does not correctly process the removal of legacy devices from the Wdmaudio.inf file. There should be no problem with the operation of the device even though the legacy device drivers are loaded.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this issue, manually remove the legacy device drivers from Device Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/13/2003
Keywords:kbHardware kbprb kbsound KB227971
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