All usb ports not working in windows xp

Here are some examples of the more common USB configuration problems, and their corresponding solutions. If you encounter a problem after upgrading, you'll first want to determine whether the device is compatible with XP. You should also download and install the latest device drivers. Unfortunately, neither action is guaranteed to solve the problem. I've seen devices listed on the XP HCL not function properly and devices not listed on the HCL function perfectly, depending on the particular driver used.

Sometimes it just comes down to a process of trial and error. For more information on ensuring your hardware plays nice with Windows, check out this TechRepublic article from John Sheesley. That's like going to the car mechanic with engine trouble and being told you need a new engine. Every time we replace the engine, these kinds of problems go away.

Motherboard jumpers don't move themselves, if you even have any relating to USB. But, it should take a long time and all the ports would not fail at the same time. The only thing I can think of is to try it again. Shutdown to power OFF and wait at least 10 minutes. Save and exit, then let Windows start and re-install the root hubs. Check to see that they are all present in Dev Mgr and check the drivers which should be from Microsoft.

Start with just one device, something that can send and receive data. Then continue with other devices. Evidently it is a known problem in both operating systems, and there are about a billion updates to "fix" the problem, but none actually work, at least not for me. I have an unknown device on one USB port when I have nothing plugged into any of them. One of my four ports will read my tablet, nothing else works on any ports. If I uninstall all usb hubs, controllers, etc.

I removed the drivers from the drivers folder, but the ones Vista replaced them with didn't help anything. My computer is about a year old, and this started happening about four months in. I think I had both my camera and a wireless card plugged in, when they just shut down. SpaceDoll: like you, I have seen many reports of people with USB device problems, but I have not seen any solution to these problems. As for preventing the hardware from being re-detected before you can shutdown, you might try to stop the Plug and Play service.

The description for this service says that stopping it will cause system instability. That's because there are a lot of other services that have a dependency on Plug and Play.

If it doesn't crash your system right away, you might have time to uninstall the USB root hubs in Device Manager and shutdown. Obviously you should not try this experiment with any unsaved files open. Since the Plug and Play service is set to start Automatically, it will launch on the restart and present the "found new hardware" message. Hope that helps. HI Scott, thanks for the response. We've had very nasty storms here in Michigan and I have not been on the internet much.

To search for previous devices in device managar that are hidden, the CMD command was the following:. I deleted most all of them without any problem. Hope that helps others. I'll try your suggestion when I get back to work on Wednesday. The problem is occurring on the work Laptop. I'm always the one everyone looks to for computer problems, but I find I'm falling waaaay behind with the new technologies.

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