USB not detecting drivers in Vista 64

Stildawn · 04-07-2008, 10:01 PM

Hello.

On my brand new machine (below) I have Vista Home Premium 64bit installed.
Heres the story.
Everything was going find, I could put in my USB memory sticks etc and Vista would detect and install correctly, my mate came round with his mobile phone one day which had a memory stick in it, I plugged it in and it wouldn detect so I downloaded the phones software program and I got it too work, but from then on nothing you plug in USB detects and installs, Vista always says cannot locate device driver etc, even on simple memory sticks. This problem is incredable annoying and painful.

I posted the below on Windows Community Discussion Group thing and got the reply but this didnt work.... Any one able to help me?

Quote:

Hello.

I tried this and the same thing still happens. I tried the vista dvd for a
repair installation option but it doesnt seem to have one.

The usb works as in you insert the stick and it instantly comes up with
"unable to install hareware" or something like that (Im sure you know what
window Im refering to)

Any more ideas?

Thanks

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Go to Start/Run, and type DEVMGMT.MSC , highlight the USB Root Hub
> device(s), Action menu, "Uninstall", then 'scan for hardware changes', to
> find the device drivers again automatically.
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> "Stilldawn" <Stilldawn@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:93C67213-0CAC-474E-B382-2510246DEBFB@microsoft.com...
> > Hello.
> >
> > I have vista 64 home preimum installed.
> >
> > Now in the begining USB devices worked fine, you put them in and vista
> > reckonises them as per all the drivers pre installed (as XP was)
> >
> > But then my mate came round with his mobile phone that acts as a memory
> > stick too, it would reckonise his phones memory stick, so i downloaded the
> > software for the phone and that seemed to work using the phones software.
> >
> > But from then on, no usb memory devices work at all, vista wont locate the
> > drivers it says, whats up?
> >
> > Any fix please?? Very desperate?
> >
> > Thanks
>

Thanks heaps for any replies. Cheers

Stildawn · 04-08-2008, 11:51 PM

Hello.

Would the SP1 fix this? I just moved house so dont have the net at home yet, but would SP1 likely fix this?

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