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by snuffy09

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Working on a DELL optiplex 760 - XP PRO SP3

whenever i unplug and replug a usb device, mouse/keyboard windows asks me how to install the new found hardware Auto search for drivers to install or manually install.

I click auto install and everything is off and running, why does it ask me this every time i reattach the mouse/keyboard?

Thanks!!!

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by snuffy09

stuck the USB Keyboard in every USB port in the computer and had to installed it every time.

Next i did the mouse.

now i can freely move around to any port and i don't get the prompt to install the devices.

very strange... but there is a first for everything i guess.

by poppatab

Hello,

On Windows 7 as well as earlier OS; best practice is to eject the USB device first. My installations have always remembered the USB device starting with XP and up. I suggest you check instructions on your OS and the BIOS of your machine. As said above; be sure BIOS is enable to support the USB devices.

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