"mr.sumo snr." <mr_sumo@hotmail.com> wrote in message

> 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 suspected that. If you had tried to download that pack with an ISDN
connection, you'd have failed a couple of times... Now, I'm downloading the
parts one by one. That takes hours. 70% already done since yesterday.

> updates as if you were downloading a program from www.download.com and
then
> save the updates to a directory of your choice.

Well, next time.

> 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.

Liteon NR 120-N
Intel 845 G
Intel Pentium 4 Processor Motherboard
AMI HIFLEX SETUP UTILITY version 1.54

> 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.

Idem for me with coffee makers, 3 crashed last month....You can always buy a
new hard disk in a part stores,  but they sell the glass tubes of siphon
coffee makers more expensive than the whole machine.

CC