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Steve
My computer almost always fails to recognize USB devices when they are
plugged in to any of the USB ports. I get the "USB Device Not
Recognized" message. Some, I can get to work if I power down, plug in
the device, and reboot. Others, like a thumb drive that works fine on
several other computers, I can never get it to recognize. They alsways
show us as UNKNOWN DEVICE in the Device manager and no amount of
troubleshooting or web searching has helped. Device manager shows 5
root hubs, and 5 host controllers - but I can't tell what is what.
The USB wireless mouse/keyboard and printer work fine but no other
devices ever have worked without a hassle.
I've had these problems with 2 external drives, two different digital
cameras (Canon's help couldn't figure it out either), and flash drives
that work fine on similar computers.
Suggestions for a fix?
My Dell computer is 3GHz Pentium4, 2G RAM, Windows XP PRO, SP2.
TIA
Steve
plugged in to any of the USB ports. I get the "USB Device Not
Recognized" message. Some, I can get to work if I power down, plug in
the device, and reboot. Others, like a thumb drive that works fine on
several other computers, I can never get it to recognize. They alsways
show us as UNKNOWN DEVICE in the Device manager and no amount of
troubleshooting or web searching has helped. Device manager shows 5
root hubs, and 5 host controllers - but I can't tell what is what.
The USB wireless mouse/keyboard and printer work fine but no other
devices ever have worked without a hassle.
I've had these problems with 2 external drives, two different digital
cameras (Canon's help couldn't figure it out either), and flash drives
that work fine on similar computers.
Suggestions for a fix?
My Dell computer is 3GHz Pentium4, 2G RAM, Windows XP PRO, SP2.
TIA
Steve