I installed windows XP recently, and it makes my USB ports go off, & everytime it does it i hav 2 restart comp

Question

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP

ITS REALLY ANNOYING.

Answer 1

go to device manager (Start button + Pause/break>hardware>device manager) and install any drivers that you are missing (the yellow exclamation marks)

Answer 2

Problem With USB Port – Can’t Reinstall USB Device – Plug & Play Problem
- With Windows Plug & Play feature, Windows is supposed to recognize any device plugged into a USB port -- the problem is after it recognizes something once, Plug & Play will never again try to install that device. You need to erase all memory of the device (printer etc) from the computer.
- Right-click on My Computer, cl Properties, click Hardware, click Device Manager.
- Click on the plus sign next to “Universal Serial Bus.” Look for the problem device’s name and right-click. Now Remove. Restart and reinstall.

Source: Article by James Coates, Chicago Tribune.
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Personal Notes:
1. I found that if I did not go through the “safely remove” procedure before unplugging a USB device, the computer did not recognize another item. I had to reinsert the first item, “safely remove,” then plug in another item. This must be like shutting down for USBs.
2. Some flashdrives are to be removed at shutdown, and reinserted after startup. This is stated on the literature that accompanied my SONY 1G flashdrive. I do not recall seeing this instruction for my Cruzer 1G, but I suspect it is the same. I found that if I leave it connected, I cannot access files. After removing it and reinserting, files are there. A couple other smaller, older flashdrives do not seem to have this problem.
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Answer 3

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Answer 4

greater details r needed to answer this...if ur motherboard is an older version try to download usb 2.0 patch or greater from the motherboard website..it may a hardware problem also...check ur bios settings also..

Answer 5

u should reinstall all the usb port drivers. u can get the drivers from you computer manufactures website,

Answer 6

If it's that annoying it would be a good idea to take it to a engineer.