USB Device Not Working After Safely Removing Hardware
Dec 14, 2007
I have Windows XP Profesional SP2 system. I'm encountering a problem with the 'Safely Remove Hardware' feature. When I insert a USB Flash Drive or any other USB Mass Storage device, it functions properly. But, when i Safely Remove that USB device(From the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the Taskbar) and then insert it again ,i get the usual 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon at the Taskbar but the device does get displayed in 'My Computer' or any other place and i can't access the USB Mass storage Device. So i have to restart my PC and then only the USB Device becomes accessible from 'My Computer'.
Whenever I "safely disconnect" any USB device (mainly a memory stick or mp3) the icon in the taskbar just disappears, without the appearance of the notification that actually tells you that you can safely remove the device. How can I recover this notification?.
I gotta a XP Home SP2 Machine was running fine then on boot up sound device not found. went to device mng and no items displayed. System restore had been didabled and Norton disabled as well. Done a spyware scan pull nout so did virus
How do I create network shortcuts in My Network Places? There are several computers on my network and on them, specific specific drives and specific folders that I use frequently. I'd like them to show up on all the computers, but I don't know how to create them? A second, related question, can I safely delete shortcuts that appear there that I don't use?
If I unplug a USB device--say my Plextor CD/DVD burner or a memory stick--from the USB connection on the front of my Dell Dimension. The drive icon does not disappear from Window's Explorer. And any other device plugged into the front port is not recognized. I have to reboot to free up the ports. The same thing happens with a USB hard drive connected to the a port on the back if I turn it off (I only use it for long term storage of old work projects). Might this be related to the fact that the Remove Hardware icon disappeared from my system tray some time ago after an automatic Windows fix? And Remove Hardware does not appear in the customize notifications list in Taskbar properties.
Might this also be related to the fact that I recently used the Manager program to change drive letters on several USB drives that I use for different projects? I would hate to have to go back to the more or less random assignment of drive letters based that I've been working with for a while. Further possibly pertinent info. My Dell is several years old, and misbehaved badly when I installed XP Service Pack 2 from the MS web site. Twice I tried and twice I uninstalled SP2. A month ago, a local computer store tech gave me another version of the SP2 to try. It's been working fine, until this USB problem arose. I hope I don't have to uninstall SP2, because we upgraded to Office 07, and that requires SP2.
I just purchased a hard drive from someone and reinstalled it on a new computer. The system is working great and everything except one little annoyance that I can't seem to figure out, one of the old user profiles, which isn't even listed under the "User Accounts" is the only one listed in my documents and settings, I can't delete it when I go to Device Manager, the delete button becomes greyed out. The new account that I created is on the login screen when the computer starts but the old account isn't, also the new account isn't even listed in my documents. Does anyone have a solution for this as far as removing the old account?
The "Safely Remove Hardware" function running in my eMachine XP Home Edition includes USB flash drives in its warning list. While I recognize that mechanical storage devices such as CD/DVD drives, etc., should be addressed, is there any kind of subtle danger to any system functions if I ignore the "safely remove" process when connecting and/or disconnecting USB flash drives?
just bought a second user PC, is there any way we can remove the names he has to log on with to get it back to original as it were. He has all the passwords.
He's been trying to download the Turbo Lister programme for eBay, it looks as though everything downloads OK but when he clicks on the Turbo Lister icon nothing happens. Someone suggested it could be due to the older names in the system.
There is six places where I can insert a usb on the computer, I have tried them all. I can insert my mp3 and it will start to charge, but a lot slower than before and I cant add more music because it wont pop up at "My computer". I can insert my mouse and its red light will start but the mouse is still not working. No usb device at all will show up at "My computer". Sorry for not explaining better, but I hope somebody have a clue about what I'm talking about.
I have a linksys wireless network router installed on my computer (Windows XP SP2, 512mb RAM). It was working fine until about a week ago when it started getting sporadic and i had to re plug it in almost every day to "re work" it. Then it stopped working altogether. It lights up when the comp is booted but then it turns back off. If plugged in during computer being on, it just says "USB Device Not Recognized", no matter how many times i uninstall & reinstall the software. The only thing that "works" is when I uninstall my Intel USB Controller hardware--the Internet router comes back to life for a moment and shows up in the system tray only to flick back gone. It's soo frustrating.
After I restored my computer due to some computer problem, I found that my mouse and network adapter suddenly not working, though their properties shows that they are 'working properly'. However I noticed that they are both not digitally sign (wth Windows), is this the culprit?
Here is the situation, I have a Dell 700M Inspiron Laptop running windows XP. I have 2 usb ports and alternate between 3 devices - a usb mouse, my pocket pc cell phone, and a Western Digital Mybook External Hard drive. All of a sudden my USB ports stopped recognizing my devices. It still sends power though because I can still plug in my cell phone to charge it. The problem is that the computer fails to recognize any devices anymore, even my mouse. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers and restarted my computer several times, I even tried system restore. It may have to do with the fact that I accidently unplugged my hard drive while it was still running without using safely remove my hardware. I have heard stories of western digital harddrives causing BIOS and motherboard failures.
i just reinstalled xp on my laptop and now it wont show up anything when i insert something intothe usb port. the light comes on on my usb stick. but thats all. i checked the usb controllers and the hubs and it says the device is working properally.
Since before December 2006 I have been unable to get my AOL 9 to run...I have only been able to use AOL8...I have re-installed new AOL 9 disks...un-installed them and still the same problem remains eg..."AOL9 will now install the files needed for you to be able to connect".I got in touch with AOL Tech help and they told me that I was in a LOOP and gave me steps on how to deal with my problem...but,it didn't work.I have been searching around the web and found something called "Apropos" which can be a cause of all the problems I am having also it can cause there to be a blank window in Device Manager?I went to my Device manager and yes mine is Blank
I have an external USB 2.0 case with a 160GB HD that was working just fine until a couple of days ago when I stopped the drive and unplugged it from the PC. Next time I connected the drive to the same PC, I got a message saying "There was a problem installing your device" and in the Properties window for the device a Code 10 appears. I connected the same drive to a different computer and it is working perfectly. I uninstalled the device and reinstalled it again but the problem still persists.
Since upgrading to Windows XP Service Pack 2, my network adapter (a 3Com 3C905-TX-M)does not appear in Device Manager and I therefore can't get this computer to appear on my home network. The network adapter is still working because that's how I connect to the Internet, via LAN to a router then cable broadband,and IPCONFIG gives valid results including the correct IP address from the router via DHCP.I installed a clean copy of XP Home on a spare hard disk. The network adapter appeared in Device Manager and the computer appeared on the network. I then upgraded to SP2 and the network adapter disappeared from Device Manager and the computer no longer appears on the network.
I am using windows xp sp2 professional.few days back my usb ports stopped working suddenly.They don't recognize any usb devices.Also there is nothing like usb controller or usb ehci in the device manager.I don't have anyway to know what has happened.The motherboard is intel 845 gvsr.If you have any links for updating the usb driver or the bios or any solution to this
I have an Epson Perfection 1200 U scanner that works fine in Win 2k. With XP, Device Manager said device is not working properly. Windows found the driver, and I began installing. Then a message: "Has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify compatibly with XP. may impair operating of this system." Scary message. Does this mean that I should avoid installing this scanner?
my DVD ROM wont work. It has all the drivers installed and it is enabled from the computer management in the control pannel. I also enabled it using my backup software but it is still not recognised. Any sudgestions?? I used to have both Nero and Instant CD/DVD installed. I removed Nero just in case there was a conflict with the software but it still remains the same.
Since installing Windows XP SP2 (upgrade from SP1) I noticed that Standby does not function. When I manually go to Standby, or if my laptop tries to go into Standby as per the power management settings I have set, I get the following message: "Standby has been prevented by the Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard device driver. You may need to install an updated driver."
Any ideas on what I can try. I have tried uninstalling the keyboard in safe mode and rebooting to reinstall the keyboard drivers. I have also checked my BIOS settings, and tried resetting the power management settings. I have even updated my ATI video adapter drivers. I noticed the problem shortly after installing SP2. There are no updated drivers available from Gateway for the keyboard.
Insert any USB device to this computer, Computer keeps restarting and it wont stop doing that until I remove the usb device. I tried with all the usb ports on this computer and problem is the same. Even by hooking up a usb keyboard or mouse, computer wont get to the login screen. it keeps on restarting. It wont even go into 'safe mode'.Anyone have any clue whats going on and the solution to fix it?
I have installed a targus 7 port powered USB HUB on my computer. Device manager reports unknown device. I have deleted and it restalled the drived after the system rebooted. Device manager still saying unknown device. Their is not driver needed according to the manufacture. When the PC is booting it does see the IPOD mini and the Flash drive. But once the PC is fully out and login and I look a the device manager is still reporting unlnown device error (code 10).
I had some trouble last night and today with getting rid of a virus. Now that it is gone, I am having sound problems (maybe related, maybe not). This morning, when I opened iTunes I got a message that there was no audio device detected. After trying several things, I rebooted. Magically, I could play music again. However, a short while later, I again got an error message telling me that there is no audio device found, even though it shows up in Device Manager as working properly. The problem goes away for a short time after I reboot, but returns. It is Realtek AC 97. Why won't my computer keep recognizing it? (It tried going to Realtek's site to download an update. It has updates for Windows 98, 95, etc., but not for XP. Or at least I couldn't find it.)
Running Windows XP on Emachines ET1161-07. Installed all drivers that I could find, since EMachines does not represent XP. Tried Realtek audio and HD audio, tried Intel, didn't work. Tried NVidia, as it has an NVidia motherboard. Spent too much time on this computer. Can anyone lend a hand? I know it's got something to do with Audio, as there's no audio device detected in Sounds, under Control Panel.Customer has to have computer today.
I've been using a Buslink 40G disk-to-go for about 2 years and love it. Today I plugged it into the USB port and the drive did not display. I've searched forums half the night since this drive contains financial data that hasn't been backed up for a month (yes, bad practice, I know) and I need to get it working. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, updated drivers, removed and reinstalled drivers, rolled back drivers and tried everything short of bios changes I've seen recommended.
I had this problem last time when I fresh installed Windows XP Pro on my computer. I don't know the time, but it happens at least 30 days after I reinstall the OS and software. Today, my computer prompted me to install drivers for a PCI Input Device, but I haven't installed any new hardware for months. Basically, I haven't touched the inside of my computer for that long. So why is Device Manager prompting me to install this mystery device? Hardware ID shows that it is from vendor 1102, which is Creative, and I have an Audigy 1. Also, my FireWire port is Code 10, the device cannot start. So I'm thinking the mystery device is the same firewire port. But why show up as a separate device? I tried removing the devices and restarting the computer, but they return to haunt me again. The device properties for the PCI Input Device says PCI SLOT 7, AND I DONT HAVE A 7th slot! Can someone help me, please? Device manager shows my 1394 Net Adapter with a yellow exclamation, and it has code 10, device cannot start. There is an unknown device, the PCI Input Device, which doesn't allow me to install any drivers for it, yet it has the creative Vendor ID 1102. It shows itself as being PCI Slot 7.
I have a feeling that this is simply a case of some registry settings which need adding/modifying/deleting but exactly which ones and what values I do not know. No, I haven't tried re-installing XP.
The system seems to be very stable at this point in time. I run Norton Utilities and other maintenance sw as well as have a firewall/pest remover/anti-virus. Behavior - most things work fine on the USB ports, either the hub or direct connects. One digital camera will only work when direct connected(not thru the hub). I have a scanner that will only work on a 2003 Compaq Presario, but not on the whitebox on any port. Also, I have had two devices that won't work at all. I have noticed that the USB mass storage device icon doesn't seem to be present now when I attach a flash drive. This is recent behavior and doesn't predate every USB problem.
Last night I installed ATiTool 0.24 over my 0.25 version (stupidly). I also did a BIOS update and installed Cat6.3 and then AVIVO converter. When I rebooted, I had this new PCI device requiring a driver,but it's an unknown device and doing an auto update helped me.I can't get rid of this pesky PCI device (tried uninstalling but Windows detects it again after restart/boot-up). All my stuff is working, so I don't know where this critter came from?
