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Re: Won't charge phone through USB
Tell Vista to look in the windows folder. Seems to work often with this
common Vista/USB problem.
Lance wrote:
> 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!
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