We're all clueless. My thinking is the easiest fix is a cheap USB hub.
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NoiseDesign - Oct 13, 2005 9:16:44 am PDT #5025 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Steph L. - Oct 13, 2005 9:18:02 am PDT #5026 of 10003
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I was going to suggest a USB hub, too. But I know fixing it is cheaper than buying something for it. I wish I had PC knowledge.
Jessica - Oct 13, 2005 9:18:17 am PDT #5027 of 10003
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My thinking is the easiest fix is a cheap USB hub.
Yeah, that'd be my first suggestion. I have no experience with invisible ports.
NoiseDesign - Oct 13, 2005 9:20:12 am PDT #5028 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
Tom Scola - Oct 13, 2005 9:20:17 am PDT #5029 of 10003
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
You might try looking for something called "device manager". I'm on a W2K box right now, I don't know where to find it in XP.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 9:21:24 am PDT #5030 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, and what is the image quality/resolution of the downloaded shows? The same as the video iPod? (320x240) "VCR-quality"? What's the file size of a 44-minute TV show? And what is the viewing experience like if you watch in iTunes insteaf of on an iPod?
DXMachina - Oct 13, 2005 9:22:45 am PDT #5031 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
You might try looking for something called "device manager". I'm on a W2K box right now, I don't know where to find it in XP.
Right click My Computer then select Properties and click on the Hardware tab
Sean, the one time that happened to me it meant replacing the MB.
DXMachina - Oct 13, 2005 9:25:24 am PDT #5032 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
In my really weird hardware news of the day, one of our customer service people just demonstrated to me that sharpening a pencil in our electric pencil sharpener causes her computer to generate a message that the network cable is unplugged.
tommyrot - Oct 13, 2005 9:26:42 am PDT #5033 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sean, all I can suggest is go into Control Panel/System Properties/Hardware/Device Manager. Look at Keyboards and Mice (click the plus signs), right click and select "properties" and see if you can find any useful messages/errors, etc.
Um... of course, I don't know how you could test for errors if you're using USB and that's working. Maybe get a second keyboard and mouse and plug all four in, two USB and two regular, and then do the above lookup.
Sean K - Oct 13, 2005 9:38:28 am PDT #5034 of 10003
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Thanks guys. I'm sorry to bug, I was just feeling a little blinvisible next to all the very shiny Mac toys.
Sean, the one time that happened to me it meant replacing the MB.
Ugh. I hope not. I mean, eventually I'd like to replace the computer, but that is a looooong way off at the moment. Hell, even a super cheapo USB hub is straining the budget.