XP Pro on old machine

[greenstick]

Hello

I have upgraded an old PC (P3 800) from Windows ME to XP Pro. Now, whenever I connect any USB device, the machine locks. I think the ports are USB1 and XP is expecting USB2, does anyone know of this type of problem when installing XP on older machines?

Thanks

Paul

[ThePianoMan]

my USB ports don't even work now when i formatted

[Centurion]

I was reading over at the MS knowledge base about issues - go have a look - just search for the issues.

C

[Centurion]

pianoman - check your bios - make sure its is enabled - and get your MB drivers - and don't forget the print the report if you go to upgrade old equipment to new opsys's

the XP report - at least tells you what you'll have to fix

C

[Theophylact]

Dunno about XP Pro, but XP Home works fine with USB 1 (that's all I have on my two machines).

Make sure the ports are enabled in BIOS.

[thegladiatorgy]

Did u check if the drivers are installed properly?

[DanGrease]

Do you have SP1 installed on your machine? Are we talking about USB 1.1 or USB 2.0? If so this could be the problem + solution.

dan

[jerrygarcia]

Check windows update for a critical update. I seem to remember one about USB.