slight Driver Issue... Options

[jutzy]

Windows 7 has started to play up, whenever i restart my computer i cannot use my USB keyboard and mouse and my network cards dont work


i have had to use a ps/2 keyboard and mouse..

i went into device manager and i saw that all my usb ports failed to start and that my network cards also failed to start... to fix this i had to click uninstall and then rescan for hardware changes... after that it worked almost instantly.

I want to know why it is doing this and how i can fix it...

I dont want to have to take two keyboards and two mice to respawn so any help is aprriciated:

P.S I dont realy want to reinstall os but if i have to i will - Last LAST FINAL Resort

[R4N]

Giarus, that may be due to having USB keyboard support disabled in the bios.
Enable that and ANYTHING should be able to use your USB keyboard.

I have installed and maintained XP machines since it was released in 2001, and i have used MANY a USB keyboard to install/configure them.

[GIARUS]

Giarus, that may be due to having USB keyboard support disabled in the bios.
Enable that and ANYTHING should be able to use your USB keyboard.

I have installed and maintained XP machines since it was released in 2001, and i have used MANY a USB keyboard to install/configure them.

i do enable it in the bios but for sum reason it keeps doing it

[Maelstrom]

Giarus, that may be due to having USB keyboard support disabled in the bios.
Enable that and ANYTHING should be able to use your USB keyboard.

I have installed and maintained XP machines since it was released in 2001, and i have used MANY a USB keyboard to install/configure them.

i do enable it in the bios but for sum reason it keeps doing it

This doesn't have to be the OS's fault though. You could have a bad MB, BIOS, drivers, keyboard, cables, connectors or ports.

And since lots of people have had no problem with USB keyboards and XP, it's more likely that it's not the OS.