USB Alzheimer: need to reboot for machine to see USB ports

ilyaz · 2012-10-28

I have a Dell Precision 390 desktop with XP Pro. Lately I've noticed that in order for it to recognize any USB device like a printer or a flash, the device has to be plugged in when the machine is rebooted. If you connect after a reboot, or even disconnect a device after a reboot and try to reconnect it, the machine will not see it. This has been going on for awhile. I am on the brink of buying a new machine but I do want to give it one last try. I scanned the machine with malware: nothing found. I rebooted it after keeping the machine unplugged from power for some time. That worked as a fix in the past but not anymore. Anything else I can do? By the way, if I decide to uninstall all USB device drivers and reinstall them, will I need to reinstall from scratch the USB printer that is currently connected to my machine? Thanks much!

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I have a Dell Precision 390 desktop with XP Pro. Lately I've noticed that in order for it to recognize any USB device like a printer or a flash, the device has to be plugged in when the machine is rebooted. If you connect after a reboot, or even disconnect a device after a reboot and try to reconnect it, the machine will not see it. This has been going on for awhile. I am on the brink of buying a new machine but I do want to give it one last try.

I scanned the machine with malware: nothing found. I rebooted it after keeping the machine unplugged from power for some time. That worked as a fix in the past but not anymore.

Anything else I can do?

By the way, if I decide to uninstall all USB device drivers and reinstall them, will I need to reinstall from scratch the USB printer that is currently connected to my machine?

Thanks much!

ilyaz, Oct 28, 2012

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