Why do I have to use the same USB port for the same things? I thought they was universal?

Question

I bought a USB hub to help with my USBs but I have to keep the ones I have already installed in their original port.

Answer 1

Sometimes the computers like to see certain peripherals in the same USB port -- like keyboards, mouse, etc. Some of your other program drivers may also be set up to re-use some of those ports (not a good idea, but it happens).

You should be able to go into Control Panel -> Add Hardware and let it figure out your new configuration. The might mess up your other programs if they really do want to use the ports that were originally detected.