Fred, Here's Microssoft's take on this issue. I haven't read all of it, but it appears somewhat more comprehensive than what I just sent. If my suggestions don't do the trick, follow the advanced procedures at the site below. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310575 Peace, Gman "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Ward" <fred.ward@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 7:39 AM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- USB Problem > Hi, > > I have a problem with my XP Pro computer and the USB drives (6 x USB 2). > > I have two Kingston DataTraveller 4GB stick drives plus two older (USB 1) > 1GB stick drives - my XP pro system will successfully read one of the 4GB > drives, but won't read the other (or the two 1GB drives). I can however > read > all four drives on 3 other XP Home computers perfectly normally. I've also > got a problem with a USB printer not working, but the USB scanner works > fine. > > The USB drivers are the same version (on all the PCs) and don't look to be > corrupted. > > Is there a table (in the registry perhaps) where I can remove entries > manually for the devices it can't read and start again? Or can anybody > offer > any other suggestions please. > > Regards, > > Fred --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------