USB Device Not Recognized
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USB Device Not Recognized
I haven't been able to use any USB devices over the past few days. Last week it was fine but now when i plug something in i get the message "USB Device Not Recognized"
I've tried googling the answer but can't find a solution. Can anyone help?
I'm running Windows XP SP2 for the past 8 months
I've tried googling the answer but can't find a solution. Can anyone help?
I'm running Windows XP SP2 for the past 8 months
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Try Device Manager to check functioning of USB Controllers and Devises. Yellow question mark indicates a problem which may well be a faulty driver.
Device manager is found by right clcking My Computer,Properties, Hardware, then click on Device Manager.
Device manager is found by right clcking My Computer,Properties, Hardware, then click on Device Manager.
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No luck yet. Device manager says "This device is working properly."
I tried updating the drivers for the USB ports but the message i get is "The wizard could not find a better match for your hardware"
When i plug in my CF card reader or pendrive it says "No drivers are installed for this device". I can't install the drivers for this hardware and previously the PC installed the driver automatically.
I tried updating the drivers for the USB ports but the message i get is "The wizard could not find a better match for your hardware"
When i plug in my CF card reader or pendrive it says "No drivers are installed for this device". I can't install the drivers for this hardware and previously the PC installed the driver automatically.
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Take it you did the shut down, restart then plug in senario.... I had similar and cured it by swopping them round, item would just not be recognised on one USB port, but was fine on a different one..........
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That's a good "first fix"!
For reasons I don't understand, if you connect the same device to a different USB socket, Windows will need to reinstall the drivers for that socket. If the device doesn't work in its usual slot, plug it into a different one. It may ask for the driver disk (but you can usually tell it to find the driver, which is likely to be in C: \Windows\System32 anyway.
For reasons I don't understand, if you connect the same device to a different USB socket, Windows will need to reinstall the drivers for that socket. If the device doesn't work in its usual slot, plug it into a different one. It may ask for the driver disk (but you can usually tell it to find the driver, which is likely to be in C: \Windows\System32 anyway.
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Found this link with some useful and successfull replies on this topic....http://www.ntcompatible.com/Desperat...ed_t32356.html
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For reasons I don't understand, if you connect the same device to a different USB socket, Windows will need to reinstall the drivers for that socket
For fun, try plugging a daisy-chain of powered hubs into a different port: Windows has a WTF moment as the shape of its world changes.
