Have you seen the post from earlier from the_best_of_fools that has been
answered by Pegasus? I have copied it below but it might help.
"the_best_of_fools" <thebestoffools@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:FA9379BA-7C6A-4812-B19E-7993E9ED6CAF@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> For some unknown reason, all my USB ports, front (2 ports) and back (4
> ports) of tower, don't work anymore. Might have removed my iPod or other
> USB
> device without selecting Safe to remove device in taskbar?
>
> Anyways, when i check the device status for the USB controller under the
> Device Manager it says the device is working properly. I tried
> uninstalling
> the drivers and reinstalling them but it still didn't help.
>
> I checked the BIOS to see if my USB settings were okay and they are
> enabled.
>
> I plugged a USB light (the kind that lights up a laptop) and the light
> works, so there is power. My iPod seems to be charging too when plugged in
> the USB ports but iTunes doesn't detect my iPod. Nothing appears in the
> taskbar anymore when I plug a USB device like it used to. I also tried
> plugging my USB memory stick and it lights up red instead of blue and is
> not
> detected by the computer. My Brother printer is also not being detected,
> so
> now I can't print anymore...
>
> I searched internet but can't find anything that will help resolve this
> problem.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> I run on Windows XP SP2.
>
> Thanks,
> tbof
Use System Restore to return the machine to a point before the
problem became apparent.
Some weeks ago I had the same problem with a laptop. It turned
out that the USB controller must have failed. When I used a PCMCIA
card with 4 USB ports, things worked perfectly well.
"Gerald A." <GeraldA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:26C1B9BB-5401-49E1-BA25-3E8F97269324@microsoft.com...
> I've tried that already i even uninstall'd the driver and it was
> reinstalled
> it in but it still gave me the same problem. Do i need to get a new usb
> driver? or its my psp? Well its not just my psp but anything i plug in
> wont
> show in my computer. i think its the usb port. but it doesnt show any
> problems in device manager tho . odd
>
> "Lenny" wrote:
>
>> you could try removing the drive from the PC then going into control
>> panel >
>> System > Hardware > Device manager and deleting the PSP drive from
>> anywhere
>> that you can see it. (Under Disk drives or Universal Serial Bus
>> controllers). (Are there any other errors appearing under Device
>> Manager?)
>> Then restart the computer and try plugging the PSP back into another,
>> differnet USB port.
>>
>>
>> "Gerald A." <GeraldA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:7948E54C-6D99-4E77-858C-CEC8458E769F@microsoft.com...
>> > im having troubles with my windows xp it seems when i plug in my psp it
>> > says
>> > its connected but when i got to my computer i don't see it there. i
>> > thought
>> > it was just my pc but i tried it on the pc in the living room and i
>> > started
>> > having the same problems a few days after. my psp wont show in any of
>> > my
>> > xp
>> > pcs but when i connect it to the 2000 it works fine. COuld someone
>> > suggest
>> > a
>> > fix for this? i tried it on my aunts pc it loads fine but not on my
>> > pcs.
>> > could it be i plug it in too much?
>> >
>> > P.S. My regular xp has service pack2 pro
>> > and my spare has service pack 1
>>
>>
>>