WinXP Pro Plug and Play Problem.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

Go into your system BIOS and make sure that the Plug and
play detection is enabled. The manufacturer may have
disabled it after they built the system.




>-----Original Message-----
>Hello fellow forum participants,
>I have a Plug and Play problem as described herein.
>
>I have a brand new notebook pc (Pentium 4, DVD/CDRW-
Drive,
>USB Storage Key, etc. No floppy drive)) that comes with
>pre-installed Win XP Home Edition. Everything works
>perfectly, and interchanging USB devices wasn't a problem
>with its Plug and Play feature. Devices get registered.
>
>I reformated the hard disk and installed Win XP Pro
>instead. Everything works except for the Plug and Play
>feature.
>
>The machine wouldn't register any devices attached to its
>USB port after it has booted up. To use any USB devices,
>these have to be connected to the computer before it
boots
>up. That certainly isn't Plug and Play. Any clues as to
how
>to overcome this error? Is it driver or machine problem?
>The latter is ruled out since it worked.
>
>Thanks
>Longlati
>.
>

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?)

Some systems may require the installation of a chipset driver; check with
your notebook manufacturer to see if this is the case with your system. (Or,
just check their website for such a driver.)

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"Longlati" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1afee01c41fac$65cbd670$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Hello fellow forum participants,
> I have a Plug and Play problem as described herein.
>
> I have a brand new notebook pc (Pentium 4, DVD/CDRW-Drive,
> USB Storage Key, etc. No floppy drive)) that comes with
> pre-installed Win XP Home Edition. Everything works
> perfectly, and interchanging USB devices wasn't a problem
> with its Plug and Play feature. Devices get registered.
>
> I reformated the hard disk and installed Win XP Pro
> instead. Everything works except for the Plug and Play
> feature.
>
> The machine wouldn't register any devices attached to its
> USB port after it has booted up. To use any USB devices,
> these have to be connected to the computer before it boots
> up. That certainly isn't Plug and Play. Any clues as to how
> to overcome this error? Is it driver or machine problem?
> The latter is ruled out since it worked.
>
> Thanks
> Longlati