Usb 1 not working after xp upgrade

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Ok... Just to clarify:-
I have a HP F1711N laptop, second hand, that came with ME preloaded.
I have no cd rom drive for it, I have no disks for it.
It has NO internal Modem, the only one I have is USB!
When running ME I used a USB CDROM and UPGRADED XP Pro from there.(no
format required)
XP pro is running fine with the only exception of not seeing the USB
port, not even saying that its there but not working correctly.
The only evidence that it has one, (apart from the socket on the back),
is that in system information, "components" it lists an Intel(r)
82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal controller.
So in a nut shell, the only way I can update anything is with a 1.44m
floppy.
Someone please astound me with a solution other than "dont be a
cheapskate and buy youself a new laptop"
:rolleyes:
 
treelow said:
Ok... Just to clarify:-
I have a HP F1711N laptop, second hand, that came with ME preloaded.
I have no cd rom drive for it, I have no disks for it.
It has NO internal Modem, the only one I have is USB!
When running ME I used a USB CDROM and UPGRADED XP Pro from there.(no
format required)
XP pro is running fine with the only exception of not seeing the USB
port, not even saying that its there but not working correctly.
The only evidence that it has one, (apart from the socket on the
back), is that in system information, "components" it lists an
Intel(r) 82371AB/EB PCI to USB Universal controller.
So in a nut shell, the only way I can update anything is with a 1.44m
floppy.
Someone please astound me with a solution other than "dont be a
cheapskate and buy youself a new laptop"
:rolleyes:
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Since the only way to do this would require getting to the Internet and
downloading SP2 and drivers, does the laptop have a built-in ethernet
connector? If so, find a friend with broadband and hook up the laptop
there. If you don't have any friends with broadband, take the machine
to a local computer shop and they will have broadband and/or be able to
network the machine and copy files from another machine.

Malke
 
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