USB 2.0 devices have hit the wall big time.
Somewhere along the line recently, Microsoft has released a bugfix (more likely a bug) that stops any USB 2.0 devices (or USB 1.1 devices on a USB 2.0 controller) from working correctly.
Try it for yourself, update your operating system to the latest patches and all Microsoft Update updates on offer, reboot then plug in your reliable device such as your thumb drive and your external USB Hard drive.
The statistics shown below are my experiences, the technical people I work with and the clients that I support. Each instance is on XP Service Pack 2 with the latest patches installed.
Kaput!
“USB Device not recognised” (15 reported instances from individual clients)
“Unknown Device” (15 reported instances from individual clients)
“USB Device has exceeded the power usage” (8 reported instances from individual clients)
“Delayed write failed (only 1 reported instance of this error)
Now my question’s are……Is there a problem? Is there an answer? If this is patch related (which my tech intuition is screaming to me) then how the hell did it pass the Windows High Quality Labs? How did it get released to the public.
I am fuming about this as there is NO FIX available on the internet.
It is not a hardware vendor problem as it has always worked fine until about 3 – 4 weeks ago. It is not platform specific and the only common thread is XP SP2 and latest updates.
An article in the MS Knowledge Base suggests “buy a powered USB hub”
Why would a perfectly good device suddenly need power when it has been working correctly day in day out?
So the question I pose to Bill & Friends is… Is USB 2.0 a goner???
If it is a Microsoft problem then they need to come clean…
