   windows xp plug and play
  I try to connect my usb device to the computer and it says usb device not recoginized and under device manager it is listed as an unknown device. when I try to install the driver automatically nothing happens or gets done. It just won''t install. The device ia a wireless adapter mn-710. I don''t know what to do now and I can''t find a driver on the web..............   jOOR computer SUXORZ!! 
  how bout the driver than came on the freekin CD that came with it? oh, and its plug and PRAY ;  the general way to do this is to install the drivers from the CD and THEN insert the USB cable/device.    capn_midnight | Captain Midnight | deviantArtACM | SIGGRAPH | Generation5;  Yeah I tried the cd first then I go to plug it in and I still get the error message and its still an unknown device. It also did this with my mp3 player..........I still don''t know what to do. ;  I only have one thing that does this, and it''s the USB interface for my PDA. Unfortunately, I bought the thing used, so I have no idea if it is supposed to work and is just broken, or if it''s actually a problem with software.I think it might also be of foriegn origin (i.e., originally intended for a non-US market).    capn_midnight | Captain Midnight | deviantArtACM | SIGGRAPH | Generation5;  Oh, try reinstalling the drivers for your USB Hub.    capn_midnight | Captain Midnight | deviantArtACM | SIGGRAPH | Generation5;  I know that the Nomad Zen Xtra mp3 player USB has issues with a particular mobo''s timing system, maybe this is a related issue?Try uninstalling the device completely, including from the good ol'' Device manager, then install the drivers before plugging the device in.Also, USB hubs have to share the power, and therefore a few USB pen drives and things people use on my PC will not work in my front two ports (they''re on a hub) but work fine in the rear ports. Try using a port on the back of your PC if available as your USB device might be sucking too much power. ;  well.....The 2 usb ports in the back take up the keyboard and the mouse. I tried to move the mouse up front and got the usb device not recognized which isn''t a good sign.... I only want this thing to work so I can set up an ad-hoc with my notebook. I think i''m just gonna go buy a cheap pci card for the desktop now.......are they easy to install??? I''ll only need the pci card for the desktop and the card I already have for my notebook correct??? I''m not all that sure about networking b/c I have never done it before. Any advice would be helpful. thanks.   jOOR computer SUXORZ!! ;  The easiest networking I can think of relies on both PCs having a LAN card in them; just plug a crossover ethernet cable (search eBay or similar for cheap ones - they MUST be crossover!) and make sure you set static IP addresses on both (and make sure they''re different) and make sure both are members of the same workgroup. For some reason in XP the default workgroup is MSHOME instead of WORKGROUP, which causes some minor confusion  Then just right-click and set shared folders! 