XPost: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general   
      
   On Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:43:07 +0200, Steve Hayes   
    wrote:   
      
   >I'm running Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 3), and my computer   
   >is frequently losing contact with USB storage devices.   
   >   
   >Keyboard and mouse work OK in the same slot, but if I plug in a USB   
   >flash drive or external hard drive, or even a printer it often doesn\t   
   >work, and reports that the storage device is not found, or that the   
   >printer is offline.   
   >   
   >Is there any way of remedying this, short of getting a new   
   >motherboard?   
      
   Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. I have the same setup with the same   
   recurring problem.   
      
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