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Win2K / USB conflict

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tsk

Junior Member
I recently built my new computer.
Abit KT7-RAID mobo with an Athlon chip and GeForce card and other ancillary components.
Dropped NT 4.0 on it and had no support for my USB mouse (a Microsoft IntelliMouse), even tho my USB keyboard (a Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro) worked under it as I expected. I installed the Via 4 in 1 drivers and everything was dandy enough; used an old serial mouse.
A few days later, I got my upgrade copy of Win2K and installed it and have been having nothing but problems with its USB support ever since; I've tried everything I can think of, but nothing can get my USB devices running fluidly under Win2K. Tried dropping to safe mode, uninstalling the USB devices, rebooting, letting it redetect them and update drivers from Windows Update, but the USB just seems to... cut out? after a few minutes.
It'll detect keybaord and mouse and they'll both work but within a short period of time, they just power off or something and I'm left without.

Device Manager shows (with no USB devices attached)
-USB Root Hub
-USB Root Hub
-VIA USB Universal Host Controller
-VIA USB Universal Host Controller

The two function as one pair; uninstalling the VIA removes its paired USB root hub and vice versa.

Any ideas? Did I leave anything out?
Any help would be muchly appreciated.
 
I have no idea. But On my VIA133 / Win2K, USB works fine (HP815 printer), without installing anything. As a workaround, most mice come with a USB->PS2 converter - maybe you use that.

-PJ
 
Unfortunately, my mouse has no such converter; even if I did, I'd still be SOL as far as the keyboard goes.
I'm just wondering if there's maybe something screwy with my USB? Are there any diagnostic tools out there or anything?
 
I use Win2K with a KT7/Duron combo. My only USB device is an Alaris webcam. Win2K detected it but said it was incompatible. At Alaris' site I found updated drivers and it works fine. As for your situation, tsk, you wouldn't think there would be compatibility issues between Microsoft USB hardware and any Microsoft OS!
 
That's what surprised me about it; from 3rd party HW, I'd expect conflicts (maybe), but it detects and updates and they just... stop.
All very confusing and whatnot. No tech support # for MS, huh? 😉
 
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