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| From | Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.comp.os.windows-xp, comp.os.ms-windows.misc, alt.comp.os.windows-7, alt.windows7.general |
| Subject | Re: Losing connection with USB drives |
| Date | 2025-08-15 10:50 +0200 |
| Organization | Khanya Publications |
| Message-ID | <n1tt9kd6csljqa698a80nq99h8vlr2rc0o@4ax.com> (permalink) |
| References | <dvte9kh9e4cnnvg15le839k96rrmtfmo81@4ax.com> <107868i.bcg.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
On 9 Aug 2025 17:07:52 GMT, Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote: >Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> wrote: >> My Windows XP computer has gradually been losing its connection with >> USB drives and the printer, and now seems to have lost contact >> altogether. >> >> Other USB devices, like mouse and keyboard work OK. >> >> For a while rebooting would make it possible to communicate with USB >> drives, and would cause stuck printer pages to print, but now on >> rebooting it shows the printer as offline, and even if I switch it to >> online, it does not print. >> >> Any suggestions? > > What does Disk Management say about the USB drives and what does >Device Manager (use 'Action -> Scan for hardware changes' and 'View -> >Show hidden devices') say about the USB drives and the (USB?) printer >(look at the 'Universal Serial Bus controllers' tree and the 'Disk >Drives' and 'Printer queues' trees)? > > As to general USB troubleshooting, look at Uwe Sieber's USB >utilities at <www.uwe-sieber.de>. Thanks very much for the advice. I fear it may be a hardware problem, as when I booted Linux it too could not find any of the USN drives. > > When responding, please crosspost to alt.windows7.general. That's of >course not an XP group, but several people there still use XP or also >use XP. Thanks, I've done so. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
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Losing connection with USB drives Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-08-09 18:36 +0200
Re: Losing connection with USB drives Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-08-09 17:07 +0000
Re: Losing connection with USB drives Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-08-15 10:50 +0200
Re: Losing connection with USB drives Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-15 17:03 -0400
Re: Losing connection with USB drives "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-08-16 00:46 +0100
Re: Losing connection with USB drives NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-08-16 15:02 +0100
Re: Losing connection with USB drives "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-08-16 16:24 +0100
Re: Losing connection with USB drives Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net> - 2025-08-16 19:36 +0200
Re: Losing connection with USB drives "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2025-08-16 18:45 +0100
Re: Losing connection with USB drives NY <me@privacy.net> - 2025-08-16 21:14 +0100
Re: Losing connection with USB drives Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-08-16 16:50 -0400
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