I had a computer with a VIA based AXP motherboard and CPU in an Antec Aria case. This ran XP+SP2 and had working USB.
I then swapped the motherboard (MSI K8TM-ILSR) and CPU (A64 3000+), leaving all other components identical. I tried to boot Windows in safe mode to see if it would upgrade ok so a new Windows install wouldn't be needed. This went fine, it detected everything, I added the MSI driver CD etc.
Then boot into Windows and everything works, except USB! I have no USB ports working and I have no question marks or undetected hardware in Device Manager! So I cannot select any USB hub/port and upgrade the driver. I have installed motherboard drivers over and over, I have downloaded and installed the XP+SP1 MSI USB2 fix, but that doesn't help.
Any hints on how to get the USB ports working again, except for a complete Windows re-install?
I then swapped the motherboard (MSI K8TM-ILSR) and CPU (A64 3000+), leaving all other components identical. I tried to boot Windows in safe mode to see if it would upgrade ok so a new Windows install wouldn't be needed. This went fine, it detected everything, I added the MSI driver CD etc.
Then boot into Windows and everything works, except USB! I have no USB ports working and I have no question marks or undetected hardware in Device Manager! So I cannot select any USB hub/port and upgrade the driver. I have installed motherboard drivers over and over, I have downloaded and installed the XP+SP1 MSI USB2 fix, but that doesn't help.
Any hints on how to get the USB ports working again, except for a complete Windows re-install?