Q: Using Windows XP, Windows movie maker version 5.1 does not recognize my Canon ZR200 mini dv camcorder using USB to transfer dv tape to the computer. The capture from video device does not work either in Movie Maker. Any suggestions other than using fire wire. I have purchased a cable but have no port for this option.
Q: To save space and memory on my computer, I would like to use a USB removable disk to store photos. Is this a secure way to store photos and what memory capacity should the USB have?
Q: When I plug in my USB and then try to open it my computer says to insert USB device. What is wrong with it?
Q: I recently received a new (well, technically used, but new to me) camera to shoot content with for my website, but it only transfers video files to PC through firewire. My problem is, my PC only has USB inputs and no firewire. Is there any sort of converter that will allow me to plug the firewire cable from my camera to my PC’s USB? If so, where can I find one?
Q: I am having problems with my USB ports. They turn on and off when a device is connected. They won’t work with my Garmin GPS, cell phone, satellite meters or portable hard drive. I bought my computer as a refurbished from tech for less last year, there is no start up disk to make it fresh again. I have a Gateway GT4024 with XP Media Center Edition 2005. I tried to roll back drivers, look for updates, driver robot, power management and system restore. The problem started when I had my portable USB drive plugged in for one week it was unplugged everyday by mistake. When I bought five new USB cords for the house it stayed plugged in and worked for two days . Now my USB ports constantly turn my devices on and off.
Q: If I start my win98se computer with a USB device connected at bootup the computer will freeze. After rebooting a few times to safe mode and shutting down with no USB devices connected then the computer will boot into win98 and I can then connect the USB modem and get on Internet. I have the same problem if the USB printer is connected so I know it is not just an issue with the USB modem.
This never used to happen so I am wondering what I might be able to do to solve the problem. I have also recently started getting registry checker blue screen errors after a few hangs as well. Is there a way to check for USB issues? What should I try to do to resolve this?
Q: Okay so my external hard drive has stopped working. When I plug in the power cable in it just automatically starts. Then when I put the USB cable in it just turns it self off. What can I do to fix this and get my movies back?
Read Answer HereQ: I have a DVD player from avol Model #ADP2500XM. It has a USB port that allows for some movies to play on it. As far as I can tell it only lets me play a few of my collection. They all look to be AVI files but it wont play all the AVI files. Is there a specific format that will work best?
Q: I really need help recovering my external hard drive. You see I was working on my computer one day and my hard drive was connected and next to my elbow. I accidentally knocked it off at one point and the USB socket on the hard drive broke. It got pushed back inside the hard drive.
I took apart the hard drive and tried to see if I could solder it back on but the little silver things on the socket broke. So my question is do I buy another motherboard (green thing)(that’s what I think the USB socket was connected to) or do I buy an enclosure. Can you also tell me where to buy it?
The hard drive I have is a Western Digital 160 GB External USB 2.0 Hard Drive with these dimensions: 12.8 x 6.4 x 7.9 inches ; 5 pounds.
Q: How can I fix my USB ports on a Compaq Presario SR192ONX? Everything is updated. The device manager says the USB port is working properly. The actual ports charge my iPod, however, will not read or recognize anything. My computer will not even make the beep beep noise when a device is plugged in. Is the motherboard bad?
