USB device not recognize

[Ed Cryer]

Greetings fellow group members.

I got a "USB device not recognized" (code 43 in Device Manager) for a
webcam. I tried it in other USB slots, and it was fine. I tried an
external HD in the slot where it failed, and that worked fine. So I
tried the webcam in that slot again, and lo! again it fails.
I uninstalled the unrecognized device, unplugged it, plugged it back in.
All hunkydory now! My conclusion; somehow the driver files had become
corrupted.

Anyway, I thought I might take some action to stop it happening again. I
found this page;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654149

Sheesh! 6 methods of which I've only done the first.

I was thinking of doing the lot one at a time, but then I thought "This
is the type of problem where experience counts best".
So then, what do the experienced experts here recommend?

Ed

 

[richard]

Greetings fellow group members.

I got a "USB device not recognized" (code 43 in Device Manager) for a
webcam. I tried it in other USB slots, and it was fine. I tried an
external HD in the slot where it failed, and that worked fine. So I
tried the webcam in that slot again, and lo! again it fails.
I uninstalled the unrecognized device, unplugged it, plugged it back in.
All hunkydory now! My conclusion; somehow the driver files had become
corrupted.

Anyway, I thought I might take some action to stop it happening again. I
found this page;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654149

Sheesh! 6 methods of which I've only done the first.

I was thinking of doing the lot one at a time, but then I thought "This
is the type of problem where experience counts best".
So then, what do the experienced experts here recommend?

Ed

every time I boot up, I wind up with four usb devices that "failed to
install drivers".
Really? Then how come they work?

 

[Paul in Houston TX]

Greetings fellow group members.

I got a "USB device not recognized" (code 43 in Device Manager) for a
webcam. I tried it in other USB slots, and it was fine. I tried an
external HD in the slot where it failed, and that worked fine. So I
tried the webcam in that slot again, and lo! again it fails.
I uninstalled the unrecognized device, unplugged it, plugged it back in.
All hunkydory now! My conclusion; somehow the driver files had become
corrupted.

Anyway, I thought I might take some action to stop it happening again. I
found this page;
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2654149

Sheesh! 6 methods of which I've only done the first.

I was thinking of doing the lot one at a time, but then I thought "This
is the type of problem where experience counts best".
So then, what do the experienced experts here recommend?

Ed

I had to re-install the drivers each time I changed usb slot on
my 7 laptop. Once all 4 slots were "re-driven" it never asked again.

 

[richard]

I had to re-install the drivers each time I changed usb slot on
my 7 laptop. Once all 4 slots were "re-driven" it never asked again.

thanks for the clue. I've got one port that refuses to work.
Just how to do you "redrive" ports anyway?

 

[Paul in Houston TX]

thanks for the clue. I've got one port that refuses to work.
Just how to do you "redrive" ports anyway?

Mine said "drivers not found" when using a new port,
so I reinstalled them. Thats for the cell phone, serial to usb,
and industrial stuff. Laptop has built in cam.

 

[gufus]

Mine said "drivers not found" when using a new port,
so I reinstalled them. Thats for the cell phone, serial to usb,
and industrial stuff. Laptop has built in cam.

Sounds like it's working (once everything is in sink)

IMHO

 

[J. P. Gilliver (John)]

(That's often connected, internally, via the USB hardware.)

Sounds like it's working (once everything is in sink)

Well, my dirty crockery and cutlery is, but not sure how that helps ...