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Just solved a USB lockup problem: Symptom - when ever I unplugged and repluugged the hub with my USB mouse and keyboard, I had to reboot in order to get them working again. I traced the problem to my Karna Boomslang USB mouse driver - if I installed the driver on a W2k box the problem appears. Uninstalling the driver did not fix the problem, deleting driver registry keys did not fix the problem (maybe I missed a few)...luckily I made a drive image just before installing the driver. Reimaging the drive made the symptom go away.
Summary: I went through alot headache to fix the Dell GX240 DVD/CD-RW lockup problem, and I just wanted to share the solution with everyone. If you have a Dell system containing a DVD/CD-RW combo drive, there'...
Summary: I forgot to mention an important point. The startup problems began after I removed a usb device without properly disconnecting it using the remove hardware thing in the system tray. I figure it must b...
Summary: I suggest you go here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=687646b3-fdd7-4c6b-b1a9-8441ef2157d4&DisplayLang=en to download the complete service pack 3 (none of that automatic down...
