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Anyone else annoyed by having to install the drivers for your devices for EACH USB port in your computer?

If you accidentally plug a device in to another port that you don't use for it, it has to take a good amount of time to install the drivers.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
OS
Windows 7 x64 / Same
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
Memory
4GB / 6GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
Sound Card
Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
Hard Drives
Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
PSU
N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
Case
N/A / Antec 900
Cooling
Air
Mouse
Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
Yes, that would be one of my biggest peves with how Windows deals with USB devices. You would think that by now it would be smart enough to know thats the same fricken printer and not a new device. :mad:
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
alphanumeric said:
Yes, that would be one of my biggest peves with how Windows deals with USB devices. You would think that by now it would be smart enough to know thats the same fricken printer and not a new device. :mad:
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I do it on occasion with my mouse and iPod and it drives me up the wall. I'll forget to make sure I'm using the same port and WHAM! it starts installing drivers.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell Inspiron 1520 (Laptop)/ Home (Desktop)
OS
Windows 7 x64 / Same
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T7250 / Intel Core i7 930
Motherboard
Intel 945 / Asus P6X58D-E
Memory
4GB / 6GB
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS / ASUS 1GB
Sound Card
Whatever Dell gave me :-( / Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
15.4" LCD / Crappy CRT
Hard Drives
Seagate 500GB SATA; 7200 RPM / Seagate 1TB SATA; 7200 RPM
PSU
N/A / OCZ Fatal1ty 550W Modular
Case
N/A / Antec 900
Cooling
Air
Mouse
Microsoft Presenter (Bluetooth)
What really annoys me is when you end up with phantom printers or wireless connections that come back no matter how many times you delete them. I've gotten to the point that I have a digram showing what is connected to what port so when I take my tower out for maintenance, I can plug everything back the way it was and avoid the whole mess.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 10 Education 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 980 Black Edition Deneb 3.7GHz
Motherboard
Asus M4N68T-M V2 µATX Motherboard
Memory
8GB 4GBx2 Kingston PC10600 DDR3 1333 Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Zotac NVIDIA Geforce GT640 2 Gig DDR3 PCIe
Sound Card
VIA VT1708s High Definition Audio 8-channel Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
22" LG E2242 1080p and 2 19" I-INC AG191D
Screen Resolution
1280x1024 - 1920x1080 - 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Crucial M100 256 GB SSD and 500 GB WD Blue SATA
PSU
Thermaltake TR 620
Case
Power Up Black ATX Mid-Tower Case
Cooling
Stock heatsink and fan
Keyboard
Logitech Wireless K350 Wave
Mouse
Logitech Wireless M570 Trackman Wheel
Internet Speed
80 Mbps Down 30 Mbps Up
Antivirus
Windows Defender
Browser
Internet Explorer 11
Other Info
HP DVD1040e Lightscribe - External USB2
Hmm, this doesn't happen to me.:confused:
I use several USB flash drive in different ports. After the initial driver install, they just work. This is the same if I move the cables for my printer and scanner too.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built Desktop By DataTech
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate X64 SP1
CPU
Intel i5-2550K, Differing ~4.4-4.8GHz No built in GPU
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Memory
16GB G.Skill Sniper 1866MHz @ 2133MHz 2x8GB
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS GTX650TIB-DC2OC-2GD5, (650TI Boost)
Sound Card
Onboard Realtek 5-1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung P2570HD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD for OS, 500GB Seagate Constellation (Enterprise drive) for Data
PSU
Corsair HX650W
Case
Inwin Dragon Rider
Cooling
Hyper 212 EVO w/two Noctua fans, push-pull, @1300 RPM
Keyboard
E-Z Eyes, bright yellow keys with large characters
Mouse
steelseries SENSEI Laser Pro Gaming
Internet Speed
48-51Mbs Mbs down, 11 Mbs up Xfinity Cable
Antivirus
Norton Internet Security 2013
Browser
IE 10, Opera, Pale Moon if needed
Other Info
4 case fans, LG BluRay-RE, ASUS DVD-RW, Mr. Fusion power supply, 1.21 gigawatts.
This happens for my USB Sound Card. I have a secondary sound card for when I am DeeJaying on my PC (I stream out, and have USB sound card for CUE), and when I look in sound setup for VirtualDJ, I have to reset the device every time!! (and this is on a USB HUB that sits under my monitor)!!!

"USB Headphone set - 12"

What!? I do NOT have 12 usb headphone sets.. 24 usb ports on my PC and it does that...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HomeBuild (CodeNamed "Suzanne")
OS
Micro$oft Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Core2Duo (2.66GHz autoclocked to 3.00GHz)
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-X38-DS5
Memory
4gb DDR2 (2+2gb)
Graphics Card(s)
NVidia 8800gt + Generic Radeon
Sound Card
OnBoard (see Motherboard), Azalia codec enabled
Monitor(s) Displays
LG Flatron L197WH, Dell UltraSHARP 17", ACER V193W
Screen Resolution
1440x900x32 1440x900x32 1024x768x32
Hard Drives
500GB Sata (3.5")
500GB Sata (3.5")
160GB Sata (2.5")
PSU
NeoPower 550
Case
iCute
Cooling
Air (through Larger-than-needed heatsyncs)
Keyboard
Apple Aluminium Keyboard
Mouse
Standard Microsoft 3 button mouse with scroll wheel
Internet Speed
50mb/s Virgin Media
Other Info
got 4 PC's... need more space to list them.
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