Vista Home re-install

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htwild1

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Hi all,

I am running Home premium. Lately my USB 2 drivers keep dropping out.

I have a few external enclosures, 1 CanoScan LIDE100 and HP Laserjet P2015. None of them are working because of usb driver install.

I have used the Vista disk to make repairs but it runs into the same thing. Vista has been installed for more than a year now.

Should I reformat and reinstall Vista to get rid of every "mistake" and start fresh?

Thanks.
 
Sounds like a hardware problem. What usb driver did you install?
 
I installed via usb2 and nec and the regular usb2 file.

Basically the mb MSI K9 plat has 6 (?) usb connections and I have a PCI usb card also.

I connect about 2 external enclosures, 1 canon scanner (replacing HP scanner 5300 which stops working suddenly) and HP P2015 printer.

Should I attempt to uninstall all USB drivers prior to reinstalling Vista?
 
Why not try uninstalling all USB drivers completely, and then rebooting, letting Windows pick them up on their own, using the built-in drivers? If non are built-in, run Windows Update to look for them.
 
Do I have to run in safe mode to unload all usb drivers?

Also if I re-install, is activation goes automatic (retail version)

Thanks.
 
If the scanner stopped working suddenly, it might be pointing to overvoltage on the USB ports. Your mobo or PSU might be having power issues.
 
It is an MSI K9A2 Plat.

I overclocked the 965 to 3.8 and jack the voltage to 1.4... or so.

I will reduce it default to see what happens. That's another perspective that I did not know. Thanks.
 
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