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"Dominic Payer" <dcp@fsv.co.uk> wrote in message
news:5053AEF5-0769-4E50-81DB-83A5E01980B0@microsoft.com...
> If your new Toshiba is a laptop it will not provide power through the USB
> ports. Laptops will not supply power to external devices - it would drain
> their batteries.
>
>
>
> "Lance" <Lance@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:031D9676-B010-4C4D-B486-A09636318F97@microsoft.com...
>> On my old XP machine, I could plug my Motorola into the USB port, and it
>> started charging automatically. I now have a dual-core Pentium Toshiba
>> with
>> Vista. I was certainly surprised when I plugged my phone in and was met
>> with
>> a message box requesting that I install a driver. I don't want Vista to
>> find
>> and install software or a driver. I just want to charge my phone.
>>
>> Vista asks for a disc, which I've never had, and it can't find any driver
>> online.
>>
>> My phone will not charge, because I can't complete the "install new
>> hardware" process, but I don't want to install anything. I just want to
>> use
>> the computer as a power source.
>>
>> What do I do? Is my shiny new Toshiba and whizzer new Vista unable
>> simply
>> to charge a cell phone?
>>
>> Thanks!
>

Not true. My Toshiba laptop will supply power to USB devices. I use a Belkin
keyboard light that clips to the top of the display and is powered by the
USB port, no drivers required.
Also, I can charge my cell phone by plugging the charging cable into a USB
port. Note that I'm using a charging cable and not a data cable.