How do I install my new USB device?

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Whats the risk of unplugging usb devices such as a digital camera and a flash memory drive without clicking on the "safely remove hardware" option? I find it really annoying that as much as usb is practical it isnt "recommended" to unplug it without doing anything just as you plugged it in.

So whats the risk? Is it that bad? Is there anything else i can do? should i really always click on "safely remove hardware"?

Any comments would be really appreciated. thanks.

You really should click on "safely remove".

The problem that avoids is buffering ... the operating system may, or may not, have finished writing to the device, when you decide to pull it out. Now, 99 times out of 100, it's probably just fine. But that one time could result in a corrupt memory card. You can reformat it, of course, buy you'll have lost the data thereon.

I bought a new Gateway Notebook about a month ago. None of the USB ports work, despite numerous patches and restores. I successfully synced twice, after that no device could be detected by any of the 4 USB ports. I can't figure out if it's a hardware problem or a software problem. Any ideas?

Certainly sounds like hardware to me. Since you're still under warrenty, I'd get it back to Gateway and have them fix it.

Im stuck!
I have got a MP3 player that works, but it doesnt pick up on my windows XP!
I just formatted it (My pc) and now it wont pick it up, do u have any idea's?
Thanks, Matt

You didn't indicate whether you're getting any error messages.

I'd make sure that Windows was completely up to date, including SP2 (which included some USB fixes, I believe). I'd also check to see if your MP3 player came with a CD that perhaps needed to be installed first.

Here's my problem...

I have many USB devices and they all work but getting them to work is where i'm having trouble.

I have a Dell GX 280, Win XP SP1 fully updated (pre SP2 though).

If i plug in a USB device windows does not try and auto-detect/auto-install the hardware. If I go into my hardware manager and manually install the drivers it will work no problem. Now if i remove the USB device and plug it into a different port i have to go through this procedure again.

Like i said earlier, I have many USB devices so this is quite a pain when i have to switch them around. I havae no idea why I have to manually install these devices when they auto install on any other computer i've tried them in. I cannot find any information on the required service to enable/disable this feature, etc...

any help is appreciated. thanks.

hi,
can win98 auto install new usb device detected driver itself like XP?
is there any software/upgrade for it?
thx

I have a Belkin USB to DB9 cable that is detected by my Windows XP (Sony VAOI PCG-K35)computer. The device shows up under my device manager as "Other Devices." I think it should be under the USB COntroller Hardware. When I go under properties, I see the device type as "unknown", the manufacturer as unknown, and the location is "Location zero(Belkin components)" I also get the "The drivers for this device are not installed. (Code 28)

To reinstall the drivers for this device, click Reinstall Driver." error. When I try to reinstall from the software, the wizard cannot find the necessary software.

Under my first USB root hub, the Unknown USB device is present, with a 100mA power requirement (well under the 500mA availability). What can I do to install a driver for the plug and play device that is undetectable on the web or on the computer?

Thanks
Mike

Wibowo: it depends on the device. Win98's USB support is not as good as Windows XP, in general.

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