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using USB on NT 4.0

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Name: Yazid Amanullah
Date: October 30, 2001 at 20:53:05 Pacific
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I've system with NT 4.0 & SP6 installed. It does'nt recognize my USB port. I've tried to install Iomega Zip 250MB USB with it's newest driver but does''nt work. How to make my system recognize USB port?



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Response Number 1
Name: holger
Date: October 31, 2001 at 02:16:32 Pacific
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Hi,

NT4 doesn't support the USB Ports and never will. Say thank you to Billy Gates.

sorry for this answer
Holger



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Response Number 2
Name: DIGIT
Date: October 31, 2001 at 06:58:16 Pacific
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Windows NT 4.0 does not support Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controllers. There are no plans to provide USB support in Windows NT 4.0 in a future service pack.

Article ID: Q196661 from MICROSOFT!!!!

Second time this week!!!



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Response Number 3
Name: Roc
Date: November 1, 2001 at 08:51:37 Pacific
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There are a number of pieces of software that can be downloaded from the web which claim to enable USB support on NT. I've never tried them, but I have heard that they work. Search earlier posts on this subject and you will get the sites to download from.


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Response Number 4
Name: Julian
Date: November 19, 2001 at 05:18:08 Pacific
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IoMega do have USB support for their Jazz drive under NT4 & it works a treat - we use it on numerous laptops without a problem.
There are also several 3rd party usb drivers for NT4.


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Response Number 5
Name: Arve
Date: December 7, 2001 at 04:56:11 Pacific
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I have a Iomega 250mb usb zipdrive and I use it on NT4 with sp4. Just install the drivers/software that comes with the thing and you should be good. Only thing is that you have to turn off the computer to connect it...so much for the facility of using usb...


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Response Number 6
Name: bruno
Date: December 12, 2001 at 04:24:12 Pacific
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If all the already given explanation are not enough, the key is here that USB is a "Plug and Play" system, while by definition, NT is NOT a Plug and Play OS.
There are some software packages that enables USB on NT, but the bottom line is that you will still probably need to shutdown and restart your system to install a USB device.

Cheers
Bruno


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Response Number 7
Name: Andreas
Date: January 4, 2002 at 05:22:55 Pacific
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Just use WinDriver 5.03
http://www.jungo.com/wdusb.html
WinDriver USB for Windows NT.


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Response Number 8
Name: Weirdness
Date: February 6, 2002 at 18:54:11 Pacific
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Here's something weird: we just installed NT4 on a box with a USB mouse plugged into the USB port and didn't realize it shouldn't work until after we finished. And it was working from the bare install all the way through SP6a.
So I went searching and found this forum ... any ideas or comments?


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Response Number 9
Name: Mahmoud
Date: February 16, 2002 at 08:14:29 Pacific
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WinDriver?
That's $1,499 !!!



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