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    MBA - Bootcamp - USB drivers have gone screwy

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by JonnyWeir, Oct 10, 2011.

  1. JonnyWeir

    JonnyWeir Notebook Geek

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    Hey guys,

    I bought a MacBook Air a few months ago to run as a dual boot Windows/MacOSX laptop, and so far it's gone great. But for some reason in the past few days my USB2.0 port has stopped reading devices in Windows, despite the fact that it charges microUSB phones and reads everything fine when I boot into MacOSX. My trackpad drivers have also been screwy, and I think that has something to do with the USB hub.

    Here's what device manager says:

    Two Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controllers give the error:

    "This device cannot start. (Code 10)

    Windows did not start a related device driver. To learn more, click the Driver tab and then click Driver Details."

    One Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller gives the error:

    "This device cannot start. (Code 10)

    Windows did not start a related device driver. To learn more, click the Driver tab and then click Driver Details."

    Anyway, if anybody could help me out and help me to troubleshoot this it'd be really good - not having a USB 2.0 port makes file transfers take a few hours and my trackpad isn't working right.

    Thanks,

    Jonny

    PS: I put this in the Windows section because it's about issues with Windows USB drivers, but nobody responded so I'm hoping somebody here has experience with troubleshooting Bootcamp
     
    JonnyWeir, Oct 10, 2011
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  2. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    It works in OSX? If so then it is not a hardware problem which is very good.

    Bad news is that it means that it is a driver problem which in windows can be difficult to fix. Only advice I can give you is to remove the USB host controllers in the device manger. Delete them (not disable) and then reboot. Windows should detect them as new hardware and install them.
     
    wave, Oct 10, 2011
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  3. JonnyWeir

    JonnyWeir Notebook Geek

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    That worked a treat - thanks wave!
     
    JonnyWeir, Oct 11, 2011
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    Hmmm... It works every time you uninstall the devices and reboot, but when you reboot the devices come up with the same errors. Any ideas anyone?
     
    JonnyWeir, Oct 16, 2011
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    Is there any way I can try and fix this for good without re-installing Windows? I don't have a superdrive anymore
     
    JonnyWeir, Oct 24, 2011
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    JonnyWeir Notebook Geek

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    For the love of god please help me or my tears will form an ocean of sorrow in which you shall all drown
     
    JonnyWeir, Oct 26, 2011
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    dmk2 Notebook Evangelist

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    Sounds like you have a conflicting or Win7-incompatible driver file on your computer. Have you Googled "This device cannot start. (Code 10) USB" and checked into the various suggestions?
     
    dmk2, Oct 26, 2011
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