Re: USB problems

On Wed, 3 Dec 2008 20:00:38 -0800, "BluEyedDevil" <blueydiavolo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Thanks for your response. I have tried deleting USB devices and I have even
gone through the device manager and uninstalled the "Unknown Device"s with
the exclamation mark next to them. The system is running so slow that it
takes 40 minutes to delete three of them. However once they are deleted the
system runs faster. I'm reluctant to reinstall windows because I can't find
all of my software discs. If I boot with a Linux disc will that affect the
windows settings?

If you Boot a Ubuntu Live CD,
NO
Only if you choose install does anything actually change.
Give that a Whirl


That "Unknown device" is a clue.
It may be unknown because the hardware is broken
(it may be throwing so many interrupts that you can't get much done)
or it simply needs help finding a driver.
Boot with NO USB devices attached (hopefully you have PS/2 mouse and keyboard
and not a USB only system)
Can you figure what normal "device" is missing?
Try "Update driver" and point it to the correct driver file.
.

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