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This is GREAT advice! If only I had known. . . MIchael On Mar 8, 2012, at 8:14 AM, D. Webb wrote: > Here's my bit on Windows, XP vs Vista vs Win7, and USB stuff: > > I use XP. I have never used Vista, but people I know who have say > they've had nothing but trouble. I have not yet used Win7 but hear good > reports about it. Well, better, anyway. > > kay'lon noted a problem with USB ports shutting down "after a time." > This is a known issue with XP and appears to continue with Win7. The > problem is that Windows, always assuming it knows more than the user, > controls the power to all USB hubs by default. You need to override the > default if you are counting on a USB port that has been idle for a while > being instantly available when you need it. This is how you do that in > XP: > * START > Control Panel - Double-click the "System" Control Panel > * Select "Hardware" tab, click the "Device Manager" button > * Scroll down to the "Universal Serial Bus controllers" item and > click the '+' sign at the left to expand it > * You will see a number of items labeled "USB Root Hub" at the > bottom of the expanded list - for each one do the following: > * Right-click the item line text or icon and select Properties; > * Select the Power Management tab; > * Uncheck the box that says "Allow the computer to turn this > device off to save power." > * If you only want to disable Windows power control for USB > ports in use, the Power tab will list the device(s) using that USB hub. > > If you are using an Ethernet connection in XP to transport audio into or > out of the computer, this same default power control is being done on > network cards, and can be overridden in a similar manner. > > I hope someone finds this information useful. > > dick webb > >