How to Enable USB Port in Windows XP
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a popular plug-and-play hardware interface to use external USB devices like flash drive in your Windows XP computer. If you want to use an external USB device, you will have to enable the USB functionality in your computer. Here is a free Windows XP support guide for you to help enable the USB port in your computer.
Instructions:
Before you begin, make sure that you are logged in as an administrator user to your Windows XP computer. Failing to which will not let you make any change to your computer.
Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and select Manage from the drop-down options. This will bring up the Computer Management dialog box. Click to expand System Tools, click Device Manager, and then expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Click the + or angle sign next to an item to expand it. Right-click a USB Root Hub (you may many of them listed in there) and click Enable. If prompted, confirm the action. If you do not see Enable option when you right-click the USB Root Hub, you may Properties. Click Properties to get in the properties of the USB Root Hub.
Under the General tab (click it if it is not highlighted), select Use this device (enable) from the Device Usage drop-down box at the extreme bottom of the screen. If you want to update drivers of your USB Root Hub, click the Driver tab and update drivers. When done, exit the properties window and restart your computer. When the computer loads back up fine, plug your USB device and start using it.
Alternatively, you can go to Control Panel from the Start button to enable the USB Root Hub. Double-click Performance and Maintenance and then double-click System to get into System Properties. Depending on your Windows XP version (SP2 or SP3), you may not see Performance and Maintenance but instead straightforward see System. When in System Properties, click the Hardware tab and then hit the Device Manager button. Here in the window, you can repeat the above mentioned steps to enable a USB Root Hub.
Another way to enable a USB Root Hub is by editing the Windows Registry Editor. Click the Start button and point to Run. When in the Run window, type ‘regedit' (without quotes) in the Open box and click the OK button. When in Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and navigate to SYSTEM> CurrentControlSet> Services. When in the Services category, click usbstor. Look in the right hand pane of usbstor and you wil see the list of keys and entries there.
Double-click Start and change its value to 3 under the Value Data box. While changing the value, make sure that the Hexadecimal button is selected. When done, click the OK button to exit the Edit DWORD Value. Exit the Registry Editor window and restart your computer. You can now start using your USB device.
Additional Tips:
If you face problems while enabling or using your USB port, contact Windows XP technical support.
Thanks For Reading.
Instructions:
Before you begin, make sure that you are logged in as an administrator user to your Windows XP computer. Failing to which will not let you make any change to your computer.
Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and select Manage from the drop-down options. This will bring up the Computer Management dialog box. Click to expand System Tools, click Device Manager, and then expand Universal Serial Bus Controllers. Click the + or angle sign next to an item to expand it. Right-click a USB Root Hub (you may many of them listed in there) and click Enable. If prompted, confirm the action. If you do not see Enable option when you right-click the USB Root Hub, you may Properties. Click Properties to get in the properties of the USB Root Hub.
Under the General tab (click it if it is not highlighted), select Use this device (enable) from the Device Usage drop-down box at the extreme bottom of the screen. If you want to update drivers of your USB Root Hub, click the Driver tab and update drivers. When done, exit the properties window and restart your computer. When the computer loads back up fine, plug your USB device and start using it.
Alternatively, you can go to Control Panel from the Start button to enable the USB Root Hub. Double-click Performance and Maintenance and then double-click System to get into System Properties. Depending on your Windows XP version (SP2 or SP3), you may not see Performance and Maintenance but instead straightforward see System. When in System Properties, click the Hardware tab and then hit the Device Manager button. Here in the window, you can repeat the above mentioned steps to enable a USB Root Hub.
Another way to enable a USB Root Hub is by editing the Windows Registry Editor. Click the Start button and point to Run. When in the Run window, type ‘regedit' (without quotes) in the Open box and click the OK button. When in Registry Editor, expand the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and navigate to SYSTEM> CurrentControlSet> Services. When in the Services category, click usbstor. Look in the right hand pane of usbstor and you wil see the list of keys and entries there.
Double-click Start and change its value to 3 under the Value Data box. While changing the value, make sure that the Hexadecimal button is selected. When done, click the OK button to exit the Edit DWORD Value. Exit the Registry Editor window and restart your computer. You can now start using your USB device.
Additional Tips:
If you face problems while enabling or using your USB port, contact Windows XP technical support.
Thanks For Reading.
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