Win2000 does NOT recognize an USB scanner / USB port adjustment/settings/driver problem ?

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Paul Barasoa

I plugged in an USB cable from my USB scanner into my computer and
installed the driver for the HP scanjet 4400c.

After having worked fine a couple of times it happened that my
Win2000 installation does not recognize the HP scanner anymore.

Re-Installing the scanner driver or rebooting the computer did not help.

However the scanner worked fine at other computers.

So I assume that there are some internal USB kernal driver errors of Win2000 or
changed registry settings which do not allow to call the USB device any more.

Is there any way to force Win2000 to completely rescan the USB devices ?
Or even auto-reconfigurate its internal USB settings ?

What else can be the problem ?

I am using Win2000 with SP4

Paul
 
Subject: Win2000 does NOT recognize an USB scanner / USB port
adjustment/settings/driver problem ?
From: (e-mail address removed) (Paul Barasoa)
Date: 10/20/03 11:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>

I plugged in an USB cable from my USB scanner into my computer and
installed the driver for the HP scanjet 4400c.

After having worked fine a couple of times it happened that my
Win2000 installation does not recognize the HP scanner anymore.

Re-Installing the scanner driver or rebooting the computer did not help.

However the scanner worked fine at other computers.

So I assume that there are some internal USB kernal driver errors of Win2000
or
changed registry settings which do not allow to call the USB device any more.

Is there any way to force Win2000 to completely rescan the USB devices ?
Or even auto-reconfigurate its internal USB settings ?

What else can be the problem ?

I am using Win2000 with SP4

Paul
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Delete the USB port. Now reboot. You computer will recognise the USB port on
rebooting. Easy.


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Many USB devices work much better if you install the software and
drivers before you install the device. Try uninstalling the scanner
drivers and software. Reboot without the scanner connected, reinstall
the software and then plug in the scanner. And thank the gods you are
not trying to install the scanner on a Mac running OSX!!
DD


"It's easy when you know how..."
Johnny Shines
 
Paul Barasoa said:
I plugged in an USB cable from my USB scanner into my computer and
installed the driver for the HP scanjet 4400c.

After having worked fine a couple of times it happened that my
Win2000 installation does not recognize the HP scanner anymore.

Re-Installing the scanner driver or rebooting the computer did not help.

However the scanner worked fine at other computers.

So I assume that there are some internal USB kernal driver errors of Win2000 or
changed registry settings which do not allow to call the USB device any more.

Is there any way to force Win2000 to completely rescan the USB devices ?
Or even auto-reconfigurate its internal USB settings ?

What else can be the problem ?

I am using Win2000 with SP4

Paul
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The instructions that came with my Epson scanner made a point of having to
install the drivers before hooking up the scanner, which I did, and I
haven't had any scanner problems.
 
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