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Old 04-13-2007
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USB slots not working
my friend has a strange laptop, and whenever he needs to plug sumthin in that needs drivers, such as a webcam, his comp doesn't read it, buta PnP usb thing works. need help... :hotouch:
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Old 04-13-2007
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What sort of laptop is it? What Operating system is he running on it? does his user account have administrative rights? Does he insall the drivers for the USB devices before they are plugged in?

If you could provide as much information as possible it would be helpful
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Old 04-13-2007
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System specs
you didn't give us any specs.... lemme gaze into my crystal ball....
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Old 04-13-2007
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Originally Posted by CraigMc
What sort of laptop is it? What Operating system is he running on it? does his user account have administrative rights? Does he insall the drivers for the USB devices before they are plugged in?

If you could provide as much information as possible it would be helpful
Right... or left... :S

Make/Brand: I-Friend
OS: XP Home
RAM: not much
Admin: Yes.
USB Drivers... they r almost always installed first. but for some reason the Laptop just doesn't recognise them.
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Old 06-22-2007
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the problem is in the broken southbridge chip.
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