Err Msg: Detection Returned the Following Error...

ID: Q188177

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

When you upgrade Microsoft Windows 95 to Windows 98 using the "setup /p" command with additional detection switches, you may receive the following error message:

Detection returned the following error: Invalid parameter while calling Detection Manager API.

When Setup is completed, only Dial-Up Adapter may appear in Device Manager.


CAUSE

This behavior can occur if you use an invalid detection switch with the "setup /p" command. An invalid detection switch prevents hardware detection from being run during Setup.


RESOLUTION

To resolve this behavior, run the Add New Hardware wizard in Windows 98. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.


  2. Double-click Add New Hardware, and then follow the instructions on your screen.



MORE INFORMATION

This behavior does not occur in Windows 95 because Windows 95 Setup runs hardware detection before files are copied. Windows 98 runs hardware detection after your computer is restarted for the first time. 


Keywords          : kberrmsg kbhw kbsetup win98 
Version           : WINDOWS:98
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 9, 1999