No USB DEVICE icons in ' MY COMPUTER'

[TNorris]

Hi, when I plug any USB devices into my PC ( it happened with old
motherboard and this new one!) my PC makes the 'connected ok' sound but no
icon is created in 'My Computer or 'explorer' and no usb devices show under
the 'send to' list. Can anybody PLEASE help?

Thanks in anticipation.

 

[Peter Foldes]

If you need to post your issue to different newsgroups then crosspost instead of multipost. It makes this very hard for following your issue
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

 

[TNorris]

OK, new to this and need quick response, if possible ;-(


If you need to post your issue to different newsgroups then crosspost
instead of multipost. It makes this very hard for following your issue
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

 

[Phil Weldon]

'TNorris' wrote:
| Hi, when I plug any USB devices into my PC ( it happened with old
| motherboard and this new one!) my PC makes the 'connected ok' sound but no
| icon is created in 'My Computer or 'explorer' and no usb devices show
under
| the 'send to' list. Can anybody PLEASE help?
_____

What kinds of devices? You need to give more details to gather more than
guesses.

Phil Weldon

| Hi, when I plug any USB devices into my PC ( it happened with old
| motherboard and this new one!) my PC makes the 'connected ok' sound but no
| icon is created in 'My Computer or 'explorer' and no usb devices show
under
| the 'send to' list. Can anybody PLEASE help?
|
| Thanks in anticipation.
|
|

 

[TNorris]

ANY USB devices - they are recognised, as plugged in, and then installed.
Message says 'installed and ready to use' but no icon appears - anywhere?

Thanks

 

[J&P]

I have looked in registry under microsoft/explorer and have these (see
picture) entries?
Is this relevant? - I removed 'no view on drive' because I had read
this 'hides' drives - but it made no difference!

Have a look at :-

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-6346_11-5055986.html

May help.

Regards

Joe Steele

 

[TNorris]

Many thanks.
I have just checked bios and upon starting, the bios recognises ALL USB
devices connected, and even correctly describes them as HIGH SPEED. It is
only when XP loads that icons are not created when plugged and unplugged. I
suspect it may be registry, any good (free) utilities for sussing specific
registry problems?

Thanks