Plug and Play

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I have an external CD writer which connects with USB. When I plug it into
either of my notebook computers (Toshiba and Dell) they recognize the CDW
and run it. When I plug it into my friends notebook, Plug and Play doesn't
activiate or even see that new hardware has been connected.

What should I check?

Mack Neff
Bedford, TX

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Yes,
We've run an HP 5500 printer from USB...


"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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> Probably the USB ports on your friend's PC. Do they correctly recognize
> other USB devices?
> --
> Cari
> MS-MVP Windows Technologies - Printing/Imaging/Hardware
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Mack" <mack@swairproducts.com> wrote in message
> newsYemy9pPEHA.3216@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >I have an external CD writer which connects with USB. When I plug it
into
> > either of my notebook computers (Toshiba and Dell) they recognize the
CDW
> > and run it. When I plug it into my friends notebook, Plug and Play
> > doesn't
> > activiate or even see that new hardware has been connected.
> >
> > What should I check?
> >
> > Mack Neff
> > Bedford, TX
> >
> >
>
>