Why won't my new USB 2.0 controller work in Windows XP? When I install the PCI adapter, XP recognizes the adapter as a USB controller, but when I check the device manager, XP displays an error telling me that the driver hasn't been installed. What's happening?

XP doesn't have native support for USB 2.0. Check with your USB adapter vendor to see whether it has drivers for XP.

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IT's good !

flame- August 24, 2003

can you tell me where i can download USB to Serial drivers so that i can connect my mobile phone to my PC

thanks in advance

Sidney- November 19, 2003

I am a fan of your Tricks & Traps section and wanted to share my experience with USB 2.0, which relates to "Ask Dr. Bob" (February 2003, http://www.winnetmag.com, InstantDoc ID 37632). The author mentions that Windows XP doesn't have native support for USB 2.0 and advises you to find out whether the adapter vendor has a driver. You can easily install a generic USB 2.0 driver from Windows Update. The Update file isn't big, and you can successfully install it even with 28.8Kbps Internet access.

Harry Tan- January 15, 2004

 
 

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