Re: Broadband and USB connection

On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 13:37:52 +0100,it is alleged that "ABC"
<simonbray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> spake thusly in
uk.telecom.broadband:

>
>"Jeannie" <jeannie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:1124194753.918282.195430@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> The o/s is Window Millenium but I seem to remember Dad having trouble
>> with connecting a digital camera to the USB ports and a mouse (we had
>> to connect it to a serial port in the end via an adapter). Anyhow,
>> when I look in the system properties, there are COM ports and printer
>> ports but no USB's listed, shouldn't they be in the list somewhere? In
>> short, nothing he has ever plugged into the USB's has worked as far as
>> I remember and no drivers have been installed by him for anything since
>> he bought the computer (the computer was all up and running when he
>> bought it...or so we thought).
>>
>> Although Dad said he would ring them today I think that as far as Ntl
>> will be concerned, your hardware = your problem, but I could be wrong.
>> As I said earlier, I'm no computer whiz but it just mystifies me that
>> the USB connections are there in the computer but don't seem to work.
>>
>> Jeannie
>>
>Sorry, just a footnote to my previous post. It may be a better idea to
>invest in a network card (can purchase a NIC for 5 to 10). It will save a
>load of hassle and won't put a strain on the resources of the PC "if" you
>manage to get the USB ports working.

Absolutely seconded. From the 'No USB ports showing up in device
manager', I am suspecting a large can of worms attempting to get them
working (Often the physical connectors are supplied with a case,
whether or not the motherboard supports USB) or they're disabled in
the bios. A network card install as stated elsewhere in this thread is
usually painless and simple, and the cards are cheap.

This would also make connecting to other networks or upgrading the
system with more than one computer far simpler in the future.

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