USB Strange behavior

Colonel

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Hello fellow Vista users.

I have a question regarding usb. Yesterday I inserted my usb flash stick in my computer to connect with my wireless router.

I had internet for a whole day when all of a sudden my connection was gone. At first I thought it could of been that the usb stick is broken, so I went out and got a new one. Plugged that one in and the same thing happens.

Every time I plug it into my pc I hear the sound that Vista makes when a device is not recognized. I installed all the drivers and everything was working fine 2 days ago.

I'm now using my old usb connector and it's working great. I tried all the usb connectors but all of them make the sound when a device is not recognized.

I really hope someone can solve this for me, I'd like to use my new hardware at it's fullest.:D

P.S. I'm running on Windows Vista Ultimate x64 with SP1 applied with the latest patches and updates.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6700 @ 2.66
    Motherboard
    MSI Nvidia 650i V2 SLi
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 9800GTX SC
    Sound Card
    Onboard HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" BenQ
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 @ 75Hz
    Hard Drives
    750GB int.
    500GB int.
    250GB ext.
    200GB ext.
    PSU
    520W Coolermaster
    Case
    Coolermaster CM690 Modified
    Cooling
    6x 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech D600
    Mouse
    Logitech Mx518
    Internet Speed
    10Mbit
    Other Info
    Gotta love it!
Still no solution? Come on people... I'm sure someone knows how to fix this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6700 @ 2.66
    Motherboard
    MSI Nvidia 650i V2 SLi
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 9800GTX SC
    Sound Card
    Onboard HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" BenQ
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 @ 75Hz
    Hard Drives
    750GB int.
    500GB int.
    250GB ext.
    200GB ext.
    PSU
    520W Coolermaster
    Case
    Coolermaster CM690 Modified
    Cooling
    6x 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech D600
    Mouse
    Logitech Mx518
    Internet Speed
    10Mbit
    Other Info
    Gotta love it!
I, too, have a strange usb problem.
I have been using a WD 1TB external HD for a few months for backups. It connects via a usb slot. I have 8 individual usb slots on my computer for things like the mouse, keyboard, printer, etc. All those still work. However, the ex-HD does not as of last week. I keep getting "that sound" that Vista doesn't recognize installed hardware. huh? It's been recognizing it for months.
I have tried changing the peripherals around to no avail. USB drives still work and are recognized as soon as I plug them in. I have even downloaded and installed the drivers from the WD site. Nothing. I've shut down and rebooted and plugged in the ex-HD so many times and variations that I don't remember what day it is.
I'm open for suggestions!:confused:
 

My Computer

did that already brayden, same story as above.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6700 @ 2.66
    Motherboard
    MSI Nvidia 650i V2 SLi
    Memory
    4GB DDR2 PC6400
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 9800GTX SC
    Sound Card
    Onboard HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    22" BenQ
    Screen Resolution
    1680x1050 @ 75Hz
    Hard Drives
    750GB int.
    500GB int.
    250GB ext.
    200GB ext.
    PSU
    520W Coolermaster
    Case
    Coolermaster CM690 Modified
    Cooling
    6x 120mm fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech D600
    Mouse
    Logitech Mx518
    Internet Speed
    10Mbit
    Other Info
    Gotta love it!
thanks, brayden, but, same as before...
I've been doing a lot of google-ing and it seems this is a problem on a lot of machines...
Apparently, MS knows about it, too...
 

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