How can I tell if I have USB 2.0?

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Ahgo, the typical troubleshooting is to delete in the device manager whatever is having trouble. That is, if it has a red x or a yellow !. Then the next time you restart, it will detect it and take you through reinstalling it. And this time around you can focus on that one driver.
A second option is to right click & choose properties on the ! or x, then choose update driver.
Your ASUS disc is correct, XP has standard drivers for USB.

Hi I have a slightly different issue - my laptop has only usb1.1, however when i plug into my docking station it says that i have the usb enhanced controller. is it correct then that when i am docked i am usb 2 capable, or will my laptop not handle it
cheers

Sounds like the docking station has additional USB ports on it which are 2.0 compatible.

Ive been trying to find an answer to this very simple question:

My PC has a label on the front USB ports saying USB2. How can I tell if the 4 ports at the back are ALSO USB2 or just plain old simple USB1? The "ehanced" thing is there, but does that cover ALL ports or just certain ones?

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On *most* machines, it's all one or the other. All are USB2, or all are
USB1.

If cards have been added, or somehow the machine has mixed USB 1 and 2,
I'm currently not aware of a way to tell by looking at the config which
is which. I'd plug in a USB2 device and see if the OS complains about
"your device could perform better if plugged into a USB 2 adapter" -
which would indicate it's plugged into a USB 1 port.

Leo
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Thanks. I just bought two 1G flash drives and discovered it takes 15 minutes to write 962 MB into them (467 jpg pictures). I got the same results on two new computers. I doubted I had USB 2.0 so I verified I have USB 2.0 per your article. Is this normal speed for a new "fast" 1 G flash drive ? Not what I expected.

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I would check your flash drive's READ speed. Flash memory is significantly
slower to write than it is to read. If your read speed is the same, then I'd be
tempted to say you're operating at USB 1.1 speeds. If your read speed is
significantly faster, then you're probably running USB 2.0 jsut fine, but the
flash memory write speed is the bottleneck.

Good luck!

Leo
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My computer reads
NEC PCI to USB enhanced host controller (B1)
If it said enhanced do I have the 2.0. I'm confused since behind it has a B1
Thank you

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Yep. Enhanced means enhanced and that means 2.0.

Leo

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I have 6 USB ports on my computer. 2 in front and 4 in the back. I went to the Universal Serial Bus controllers and see that I do have an Enhanced USB controller. How can I tell which one is the enhanced port? I am running windows vista ultimate 32 bit.

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