Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!ccsf.homeunix.org!news1.wakwak.com!nf1.xephion.ne.jp!onion.ish.org!onodera-news!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!p1165-ipbf01yosida.nagano.ocn.ne.JP!not-for-mail From: "mr.sumo snr." Newsgroups: fj.life.in-japan Subject: Re: how to install USB with XP? Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 13:15:18 +0900 Lines: 77 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: p1165-ipbf01yosida.nagano.ocn.ne.jp (219.160.167.165) X-Trace: news.uni-berlin.de 1063858532 28559824 219.160.167.165 (16 [141600]) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1158 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org fj.life.in-japan:5465 "cc" wrote in message news:bka6p9$4nd$1@bgsv5647.tk.mesh.ad.jp... > > "mr.sumo snr." wrote in message > > > First and foremost have you installed Service Pack 1 for WinXPee? > > I'm trying to.　That does not work well、it seems I can't get everything, > after 3 trials the drivers are still not installed... Maybe because my > connection is too slow, or their package is too big, or.... > I certainly don't need 90% of that package's gadgets. If I could find a > download for only the USB drivers... > In my experience after installing XPee (pre SP1) on a homebuilt computer with USB 2.0 on the motherboard it recognised every component except the USB 2.0 device. It was a simple matter of finishing the installation. Connecting to Windows Update, and downloading and installing Service Pack 1. Actually I tell a lie....I had already previously downloaded the entire service pack 1. It's a little known fact that at Windows Update you can actually download all the updates as if you were downloading a program from www.download.com and then save the updates to a directory of your choice. I did this for SP1 some time ago - when it was first released in fact. Unfortunately, the SP 1 was on my external USB 2.0 hard disk so the new computer was unable to read it. However I had also copried it to an older firewire/USB 1.1 external hard disk so I installed it from that device. I could have just downloaded it again from Windows Update, but this was on a friend's computer and we were assembling the machine on his kitchen table a long way from his ADSL connection! Anyway, once SP1 was installed the computer had no trouble recognising the USB 2.0 port, hub and the external hard disk when connected. > > >. Either way there should be XPee drivers on the > > supplied cd-rom and/or the maker's homepage. If the motherboard or PCI > card > > was purchased in Japan then there'll be driver downloads at the > > manufacturer's homepage. > > Bought all that in Osaka. > Nothing on the motherboard CD (except an invitation to win update), They > don't give any homepage adress, but I haven't yet looked for one on google. > That's a good idea. > If you tell me the motherboard manufacturer - the name and model number of the motherboard usually appers in the first couple of lines of the on-screen BIOS routine when you switch on the computer. You may have to switch it on twice since the monitor sometimes doesn't 'kick-in' until you are half way through the BIOS the first time - I can probably track down any driver updates for it. > Anyway, thank you for trying to help me. > you're welcome - but be aware - I'm obviously carrying a bit of bad karma at the moment. I've had three hard disks fail on me in the last 6 weeks. One 40 gig internal 24 hours after transferring the 28 gigs of MP3 files from it - phew! One on a 'managed' friend's notebook - two weeks after I made a complete copy of her entire drive to my computer - phew! And the aforementioned external USB 2.0 40 gig notebook-sized disk - in the UK - just after I had copied all my holiday photos from my digital camera to the drive - but before I'd deleted them form the memory sticks.... -- jonathan -- "Never give a gun to ducks"