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USB Ports do not work on Windows XP

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mike08b Posts 2 Registration date Sunday June 20, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 20, 2010 - Jun 20, 2010 at 08:45 AM
sharpman Posts 1021 Registration date Saturday May 23, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen October 20, 2010 - Jun 21, 2010 at 09:31 AM
Hello,

I have a Windows XP computer. There are 8 USB ports in the computer, and I have a 10-port hub plugged into one of the 8 original ports. Absolutely none of the ports work. They used to work, even after I used the hub. Just recently they decided not to work. I did not install any software or make any system changes that could have affected the ports. If I plug something into any of the ports, nothing happens. Although, I do get power out of the ports. For example, my 10-port hub has a red light that comes on when it is plugged into the computer. That light is on even though the computer will not recognize anything plugged into it.




^^This is the system I am using now, but the system with the USB problem is a Windows XP Media Center.
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fasterthanu Posts 6 Registration date Sunday June 20, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 20, 2010
Jun 20, 2010 at 08:34 PM
u have to install the os again...
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mike08b Posts 2 Registration date Sunday June 20, 2010 Status Member Last seen June 20, 2010
Jun 20, 2010 at 09:17 PM
is that all that can be done? I would much rather do something else.
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sharpman Posts 1021 Registration date Saturday May 23, 2009 Status Contributor Last seen October 20, 2010 183
Jun 21, 2010 at 09:31 AM
try going into device manager and uninstall all the usb ports.
(remove the usb hub first)

then, reboot the pc. this will then reinstall the usb drivers for your system.

see if that helps
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