Non-Administrators Can Change COM Port Settings in Device Manager (228236)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
This article was previously published under Q228236

SYMPTOMS

Within Device Manager (Devmgmt.msc), non-administrators can change COM port settings. This behavior affects only Windows 2000 Professional.

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:9/24/2003
Keywords:kbenv kbprb kbui KB228236
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