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All USB ports lost, HELP
I posted this request in the only thread I could find on this problem, but
nobody reponed, So I am trying here in a new request. Thursday afternoon, my computer suddenly issued a series of USB port unplugging sounds. Investigation has revealed that none of the USB ports on my machine are functioning. No USB printer, keyboard or mouse (without PS/2). There were five windows displayed with the following message: "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." Occasionally when I try to plug in a device, while no plugging sound is issued, the malfunction message will be displayed. I have gone to the earliest restore point and that did not work. I have un-installed all USB drivers in Device Manager and after Windows re-installed them the Devices still do not work. Windows only returns the malfunction message when plugged in. Help, I have no clue as to what happened here. |
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All USB ports lost, HELP
"GWL" wrote in message ... I posted this request in the only thread I could find on this problem, but nobody reponed, So I am trying here in a new request. Thursday afternoon, my computer suddenly issued a series of USB port unplugging sounds. Investigation has revealed that none of the USB ports on my machine are functioning. No USB printer, keyboard or mouse (without PS/2). There were five windows displayed with the following message: "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." Occasionally when I try to plug in a device, while no plugging sound is issued, the malfunction message will be displayed. I have gone to the earliest restore point and that did not work. I have un-installed all USB drivers in Device Manager and after Windows re-installed them the Devices still do not work. Windows only returns the malfunction message when plugged in. Help, I have no clue as to what happened here. Hello I only just found your note. I tried all the above and more. Eventually, after a few abortive boots, all my USB devices just sprang back into life. All are now working well, including my fingerprint reader (internal USB connection). The most recent Windows Updates are all listed as present, too. Very odd. I hope yours is now working also? L |
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All USB ports lost, HELP
I answered this in your other thread, but I thought that I would comment here
also in case someone else has a similar problem. I fought this all weekend. Yesterday I gave up and completely disconnected the computer from everything, then unplugged it getting ready to take it to a shop. Shop found nothing wrong. So I am left to assume that either the complete unplugging of the machine did something or the vibration of moving the machine did something that restarted the USB ports. I am leaning in the direction of the power off and unplugging as the fix as I ran into another user who's IT men could not fix her company computer that had suddenly lost all USB ports last Friday. She left it unplugged over the weekend and it worked fine on Monday morning. "Lee Stone" wrote: "GWL" wrote in message ... I posted this request in the only thread I could find on this problem, but nobody reponed, So I am trying here in a new request. Thursday afternoon, my computer suddenly issued a series of USB port unplugging sounds. Investigation has revealed that none of the USB ports on my machine are functioning. No USB printer, keyboard or mouse (without PS/2). There were five windows displayed with the following message: "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned and Windows does not recognize it." Occasionally when I try to plug in a device, while no plugging sound is issued, the malfunction message will be displayed. I have gone to the earliest restore point and that did not work. I have un-installed all USB drivers in Device Manager and after Windows re-installed them the Devices still do not work. Windows only returns the malfunction message when plugged in. Help, I have no clue as to what happened here. Hello I only just found your note. I tried all the above and more. Eventually, after a few abortive boots, all my USB devices just sprang back into life. All are now working well, including my fingerprint reader (internal USB connection). The most recent Windows Updates are all listed as present, too. Very odd. I hope yours is now working also? L |