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Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
« on: November 16, 2008, 01:08:35 PM »
By brother installed some camera thing a couple weeks ago that didn't work on our XP, and now whenever we plug anything into USB it gives a "USB Device not recognized" ballon. It does this with our printer and my PSP anyway, but we have 2 USB mice and they both work.
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Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2008, 06:23:34 PM »
my mom keeps complaining to me about her printer not working. lol. so, like, any type of hints are appreciated.
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Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2008, 07:37:23 PM »
Travel to Device Manager and select all USB roots and hubs one at a time with a right click...select remove or uninstall...you will get an error message...ignore it.
Continue until all are removed and re-boot.
Windows will automatically re-install them
Unplug any unneccessary USB devices other than those you need to boot to do this.
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Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
« Reply #3 on: November 23, 2008, 12:20:50 PM »
thanks but that totally did not work. It reinstalled the mice but the printer still comes up as unrecognized. Anything else I can try?
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Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
« Reply #4 on: November 23, 2008, 12:59:55 PM »
Add/Remove Hardware...un-install the printer.
Then Add/Remove Programs and uninstall any printer software that was installed.
Re-boot...leave the printer unhooked and try re-installing the software for it...it will prompt you for when to plug in the printer...
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Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2008, 06:19:02 PM »
ok, since the problem the printer was taken to the downstairs computer, and my HDD was formatted. I still want the USB ports to work, which still don't. I would like to use my PSP and Flash Drives with them. And of course any future hardware I will acquire that requires them. Is it hopeless and I just need new USB ports or what?
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    Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
    « Reply #6 on: December 07, 2008, 10:24:43 PM »
    Can you take a screenshot of your Device Manager and post it here?
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    Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
    « Reply #7 on: December 08, 2008, 08:20:20 AM »
    If you have followed all the steps outlined above and it still does not work at this point i would re-install the MBoard chipset drivers...
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    Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
    « Reply #8 on: December 09, 2008, 03:15:52 PM »
    Well I assume that formatting the hard drive counts as uninstalling the software but I don't know how to reinstall those driver things... lol.
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    Re: Hardware doesn't work with USB ports
    « Reply #9 on: December 09, 2008, 08:47:20 PM »
    Find your MBoard driver CD...
    They usually autorun when inserted...if not open it in Windows Explorer and double-click the setup icon.
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