Re: Sony Vaio USB Plug-and-Play issues

From: Jim Macklin (p51mustang[threeX12)
Date: 10/14/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:54:20 -0500

Not all USB ports have the full five wire support, so not
all devices will work on all computers. Check the specs on
your model SONY to see how many wires are in the port. 

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"PS_in_WA" <PSinWA@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
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| I've had continuing problems with my system properly 
loading USB devices.  It
| is a Sony Vaio RS-410 running XP home with SP2.  I plug 
USB devices that are
| certified to be compatible with XP (as in the manufacturer 
says plug 'em in
| and XP will take care of the rest) and I have been 
successful on other
| computers, just not my personal home machine.  Here's what 
I have
|
| SimpleTech 128MB flash drive returns this error:  "Cannot 
install this
| hardware.  The hardware was not installed because the 
wizard cannot find the
| necessary software."
|
| Casio EX-Z40 digital camera returns this error:  "Cannot 
install this
| hardware.  There was a problem installing this hardware - 
CASIO QV DIGITAL -
| An error occurred during the installation of the device: 
The driver
| installation file for this device is missing a necessary 
entry.  This may be
| because the INF was written for Windows 95 or later. 
Contact your hardware
| vendor."
|
| They both appear in the Device Manager under USB, but with 
the yellow
| exclamation point and absolutely no functionality.  It 
seems like
| whatever/where ever XP has drivers hidden is missing 
something on my
| computer.
|
| Can anyone point me in the right direction, as Sony's 
support says I should
| go to a restore point before SP2 was installed (problem 
occurred prior to SP2
| as well) and Sony also does not provide original system 
discs.
|
| I can live with a Flashdrive incompatability, but if I 
can't get pics off my
| $300 digital camera I'm about to boot this Sony P.O.S. out 
the window!
| Thanks for your help!
|
| PS

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