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USB Ports Working Incorrectly, Constant Crash
Specs can be found at: Newegg.com - Gateway DX4720-03 Pentium dual-core E5200(2.50GHz) 4GB DDR2 640GB NVIDIA GeForce 7100 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit - Desktop PCs
It was a Windows Vista 64, but I upgraded it to Windows 7 64 bit. After that, the USB Ports will recognize things in Windows 7, but the wireless adapter that is always on in the USB ports (or any other things in the USB ports as a matter of fact, both front and back) will crash within a random amount of time, which will force me to restart the computer. However, when it reaches the Shutting Down screen, it will stay there forever. I left it on for over a day trying to shut down at a point. Finally, it forces me to hold down the power button to shut it off, which I would imagine is not healthy.
The reason I know it is a USB problem and not router/adapter related is because we have 2 other computers in the house, a laptop and another desktop, and both connections are working fine. Also, I attempted to boot into Ubuntu 9.10 and Linux Mint 8 (Helena I think) to see if my little brother could use the computer without the internet crashing. His mouse and keyboard are both USB powered, and neither of them worked in either of the distributions. Therefore, it has to be the USB ports that are at fault.
Does anyone have any help? I'm so frustrated because this problem has been on the computer for a few months now, and I can't find a Vista install disk with the correct drivers to reinstall Vista, even with the old valid key.
Last edited by br34kthr0ugh; 20 Jan 2010 at 08:28. Reason: Grammar corrections.