How do I get rid of a "USB Device not Recognized" message?
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From: spamlet on 17 Apr 2010 23:43 "VanguardLH" <V(a)nguard.LH> wrote in message news:hqdl90$a72$1(a)news.albasani.net... > LynnD wrote: > >> More information. I have unplugged and checked every single USB item on >> my >> computer. I have tried to Hide it in "Customize notifications." This >> message pops up every few seconds, and I can't get rid of it. Since I >> work >> on this computer, I really need to fix this. > > You sure every USB device has been unplugged? Do you have internal > devices > that use USB ports, like a card reader? > > After supposedly unplugging every USB device from all external USB ports > and > all internal USB devices from internal USB ports (i.e., headers on the > motherboard), what do you see when you look in Device Management > (devmgmt.msc) under the USB category? > > You can also USBView to see what devices might be connected to which USB > controllers. > > http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff560019(VS.85).aspx > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/838100 > > It came on the Windows 98 Resource Kit. It can be downloaded from: > > ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/Services/TechNet/samples/PS/Win98/Reskit/DIAGNOSE/USBVIEW.EXE > > An updated version is called UVCView and is at: > > http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/b/a/eba1050f-a31d-436b-9281-%20%3E%3E%3E%2092%20cdfeae4b45/UVCView.x86.exe > > Nirsoft has their own USBDevView utility at: > > http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/usb_devices_view.html > > It not only shows the currently connected USB devices but also those that > remained enumerated in the registry; i.e., they had been previously > connected, enumerated to record their description, and that info gets > reused > when you later plug in that same device. I'll second that usbdeview, its very useful for quickly seeing whats what and whether it is safe to remove. I keep a link to it on my quick launch bar, and often use it. Also gives you a handle on who else might have been plugging in devices you were unaware of... S
From: Don Phillipson on 18 Apr 2010 16:33
"LynnD" <LynnD(a)discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:492275A3-79DA-436B-A060-6E1FF0764F4B(a)microsoft.com... > More information. I have unplugged and checked every single USB item on my > computer. I have tried to Hide it in "Customize notifications." This > message pops up every few seconds, and I can't get rid of it. Since I work > on this computer, I really need to fix this. Now that printers are programmable many of them include chip reader which the OS thinks is a USB pseudodrive (usually empty.) If this is your problem, you may need to suppress the report in the printer rather than the PC. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |