Recent content by jharris378

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    USB ports stopped working ... need help

    I guess I'll take a whack at the junction point solution and Win7 install/repair. I really, really don't want to re-install all my software.
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    USB ports stopped working ... need help

    I tried Hiren's boot CD and it showed all of my USB 2.0 ports in Mini Windows XP. That lets me get my data from these devices onto my HDDs, but I don't think it will do anything else for me. Unless the USB 2.0 drivers for windows are identical to the USB 2.0 drivers for Win7. I suppose I...
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    USB ports stopped working ... need help

    I did try this initially. I just forgot to mention this failed attempt. What happened was that I outsmarted myself (Doh). After my initial installation on Win7, I edited the registry to move/create any user account files onto a different drive. My C-drive is an SSD with limited space, and I...
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    USB ports stopped working ... need help

    I dunno. I haven't tried using anything but windows solutions. I don't know anything about it, but I will look for Hiren's boot CD and read up on if would apply to my system. As far as any hardware issue, I ruled that out. I do know that on Sunday at 10:00 am the USB ports didn't work. I...
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    USB ports stopped working ... need help

    Thanks for the suggestions. First, I had previously uninstalled everything under USB in the Device Manager and let it all re-install during the next boot up. It didn't solve any USB issues. I did try uninstalling all updates that were installed since the problem started (about 30 of them)...
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    USB ports stopped working ... need help

    ASUS P8Z68V-LE mobo Windows 7 64-bit OS After an automatic Windows update where about 20 updates were installed my USB ports got weird. By weird I mean I use a USB keyboard and USB mouse and they work. However, none of my thumb drives, hub, SD card reader, and docked external HDD are...