Hi guys, For some reason my USB connectors(front & back) have stopped working. When i plug in any USB device, like my flash drive for example, it does not show up on my screen in my computer, its like its not even plugged in. When i boot up into Bios with it plugged in, the computer does see it and recognise it, so looks like a windos issue to me rather than hardware. Checked my drivers etc and they all say up to date and that my USB controllers are working, so what gives? Any suggestions? So long, and thanks for all the fish! Douglas Adams. Processor=Core2Duo E6700 Motherboard=ABIT Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI,nForce-650i SLI GPU= 8800GTS320MB HDD= Seagate Baracudda 7200.10 320

I would suggest removing all USB entries in Device manager, if that is what MS calls it in Vista. Be prepared to supply drivers off the Vista or MBoard CD. Reboot and let Vista reinstall the USB.

First disconnect all USB devices from the PC. Next read Remove and reinstall all USB controllers given in the following M$ article. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310575 i_Xp/VistaUser

Oh no here we go again OtheHill :-) i_Xp/VistaUser

Ok i tried that guys, but no joy. Vista reinstalled the drivers automatically(i didnt put the disc in) and again they all say working ok, but still not seeing a device when i plug it in. So long, and thanks for all the fish! Douglas Adams. Processor=Core2Duo E6700 Motherboard=ABIT Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI,nForce-650i SLI GPU= 8800GTS320MB HDD= Seagate Baracudda 7200.10 320

dmacdoul Did you disconnect all USB devices as instructed in XPUser's response? Do you have automatic updates enabled? If so, look to see if an update was installed just prior to the USB ports going out. Have any other changes to this computer been made recently?

Did you ever consider reverting the system to a much earlier state (before the issue surfaced) via System Restore?