USB Not Working

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Does anyone have any advice on how to get USB ports working in XP Home SP2?

The machineis a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop, the owner (not me) has
re-installed windows, but now the USB ports won't work.

They show up a functioning etc in the Device Manager, and there are no newer
drivers according to MS. I think the ports are physically working, as a USB
pendrive lights up when inserted, but Windows doesn't recognise it's there.
I have re-installed the chipset drivers for the motherboard just in case,
but no joy, so I'm sure it must be a Windows thing, I just dont know how to
fix it!

TIA

Neil
 
Neil,

If you right-click MY COMPUTER | PROPERTIES | HARDWARE tab | DEVIVE MANAGER you will
probably see yellow exclamation marks for the USB which means you need to install the USB
drivers for the motherboard

Search www.dell.com by the product code to be able to download the drivers unless you have
the driver disc

--
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(It's just a name)

"Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10E19652-20F2-4178-9A34-63D15C6C1011@microsoft.com...
> Does anyone have any advice on how to get USB ports working in XP Home SP2?
>
> The machineis a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop, the owner (not me) has
> re-installed windows, but now the USB ports won't work.
>
> They show up a functioning etc in the Device Manager, and there are no newer
> drivers according to MS. I think the ports are physically working, as a USB
> pendrive lights up when inserted, but Windows doesn't recognise it's there.
> I have re-installed the chipset drivers for the motherboard just in case,
> but no joy, so I'm sure it must be a Windows thing, I just dont know how to
> fix it!
>
> TIA
>
> Neil
 
Hi,

Is the pindrive the only thing you tried in the ports?
They do go bad and might be your problem.

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"Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10E19652-20F2-4178-9A34-63D15C6C1011@microsoft.com...
> Does anyone have any advice on how to get USB ports working in XP Home
> SP2?
>
> The machineis a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop, the owner (not me) has
> re-installed windows, but now the USB ports won't work.
>
> They show up a functioning etc in the Device Manager, and there are no
> newer
> drivers according to MS. I think the ports are physically working, as a
> USB
> pendrive lights up when inserted, but Windows doesn't recognise it's
> there.
> I have re-installed the chipset drivers for the motherboard just in case,
> but no joy, so I'm sure it must be a Windows thing, I just dont know how
> to
> fix it!
>
> TIA
>
> Neil
 
"Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:10E19652-20F2-4178-9A34-63D15C6C1011@microsoft.com...
> Does anyone have any advice on how to get USB ports working in XP Home
> SP2?

> TIA
>
> Neil

Try here - in their forum.
http://www.everythingusb.com/

Antioch
 
Neil wrote:
> Does anyone have any advice on how to get USB ports working in XP Home SP2?
>
> The machine is a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop, the owner (not me) has
> re-installed windows, but now the USB ports won't work.
>
> They show up a functioning etc in the Device Manager, and there are no newer
> drivers according to MS. I think the ports are physically working, as a USB
> pendrive lights up when inserted, but Windows doesn't recognize it's there.
> I have re-installed the chipset drivers for the motherboard just in case,
> but no joy, so I'm sure it must be a Windows thing, I just don't know how to
> fix it!

USB Help sites:
http://www.usbman.com/WinME USB Guide.htm

General USB troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310575

Troubleshooting for USB drives
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html

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Joe =o)
 
I have already checked device manager and everything seems to be OK, also
Re-loaded chipset drivers just in case and still no joy.

According to everything I read it should all work but doesn't.

I think the bin looms large!

Neil

"Newbie Coder" wrote:

> Neil,
>
> If you right-click MY COMPUTER | PROPERTIES | HARDWARE tab | DEVIVE MANAGER you will
> probably see yellow exclamation marks for the USB which means you need to install the USB
> drivers for the motherboard
>
> Search www.dell.com by the product code to be able to download the drivers unless you have
> the driver disc
>
> --
> Newbie Coder
> (It's just a name)
>
> "Neil" <Neil@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:10E19652-20F2-4178-9A34-63D15C6C1011@microsoft.com...
> > Does anyone have any advice on how to get USB ports working in XP Home SP2?
> >
> > The machineis a Dell Inspiron 1150 laptop, the owner (not me) has
> > re-installed windows, but now the USB ports won't work.
> >
> > They show up a functioning etc in the Device Manager, and there are no newer
> > drivers according to MS. I think the ports are physically working, as a USB
> > pendrive lights up when inserted, but Windows doesn't recognise it's there.
> > I have re-installed the chipset drivers for the motherboard just in case,
> > but no joy, so I'm sure it must be a Windows thing, I just dont know how to
> > fix it!
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Neil
>
>
 
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