Re: "Use atuomatic settings" is grayed out in Device Manager

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From: KM (konstmor_at_nospam_yahoo.com)
Date: 02/07/05 

Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 12:39:45 -0800

Phil,

I forgot to ask the obvious question - were you running the Device Manager under an account with the administrator privileges?
(e.g., Administrator account) 

-- 
 Regards,
        KM, BSquare Corp.
> Thanks KM,
> I still have the issue with "Device Manager", "Administration Support
> Tools", and "Msxml 2.6" components included.
> Will look the other options...
> Phil
>
> > Also, make sure
> "KM" <konstmor@nospam_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:%23fy0k9KDFHA.1040@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Phil,
> >
> > I assumed you included "Device Manager" and "Administration Support Tools"
> components and resolved thier dependencies?
> > Also, make sure "Msxml 2.6" is in the configuration.
> >
> > In case you still can't get it working, you have other options to set up
> device driver resources:
> >     - use devcon command line tool:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311272
> >     - set up the setting on XP Pro/XPe manually and grab modified registry
> entries and integrate them into the image
> >     - manually change appropriate inf files (like msports.inf, etc.)
> >
> > KM
> >
> > > In my latest XP-e SP2 build, the "Use atuomatic settings" is grayed out
> in
> > > Device Manager on all devies, (COM Ports, Display adaptors etc).
> > > I wish to set some IRQ etc settings for some devices manually. I have
> tried
> > > building the image based on a Standard PC HAL rather than a ACPI PC.
> > > What am I missing?
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Phil
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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