USB does not recognize devices

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My USB ports do not seem to function properly (not sure what caused the
change -- they all worked fine a while back). If I install a device, such as
a USB flash drive, I get the "found new hardware" message, and then the
hardware wizard searches for software, which it does not find. The device is
not recognized in device manager under USB ports, but shows up with errors as
"other device" and if I click properties the response is that the drivers are
not installed and it can't find them. Suggestions? Thanks.
 
If by "install," you mean physically "plug it in," and its' presence is
detected - then your USB ports are not "not working correctly," i.e. they
are quite likely to be working properly !

Such devices are often natively detected in XP and assigned a drive letter.
i.e. you don't have to install the "crap-ware" that came with it - and you
could have gone on to use it, e.g. using Windows Explorer. The crap-ware
accompanying USB flash-drives can sometimes cause complications. Try
uninstalling it and, after plugging in the flash-drive - and after XP has
detected it - try spotting it on Windows Explorers' list of drives !

SOOOoooo many times people buy hardware and install all the shit that comes
with it on cd - when quite often, (maybe a driver that needs to be
installed), nothing at all needs to be installed !! e.g. a digital camera
is bought - all the junk on the cd is unnecessarily installed and then the
phone rings, ".....my graphics filetype associations have changed ...."
.....well that's the essence of the message in the phone call at least !

regards, Richard
 
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