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Please please help me!! My USB ports on my laptop do not work!?? What should I do?

This message pops up whenever I plug anything into my usb ports such as my mouse:
“One of the USB devices attached to this computer
has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.”

I have 4 USB Root Hubs and none of them work.
It is listed as an Unknown USB Device if I plug something like my mouse into the ports. I can use my mouse, my printer, my usb, camera, or anything i PUT INTO THE PORTS. wOw. im truly frustrated and I will think you are magical if you could solve my problem…..and very very grateful.

I have a Toshiba Windows Vista computer and its about 2 yrs old….would the drivers be deteriorating now and i need to replace them or something?? Or does it have something to do with the motherboard?

I have had this problem for a while now, and at the moment I have to use my touchpad on my computer (its the moving synaptics pointing device thingy) Also I can stick headphones in my laptop and it will work just fine.

***Also sometimes when im in my firefox browser this message pops up:: (if this might have anything to do with it) :\

ASSERT in LSP
firefox.exe
Assert in LSP
g_socket_data.Lookup(s) == 0
capture\lsp\nolsp\wsp_patches.cpp:1313

The only things i have changed lately are the appearance of my preference screen colors. I have not downloaded anything new.

PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME…
also, i do have usb port controllers

~Lily~

My USB ports on my laptop are not working!?? What should I do?

This message pops up whenever I plug anything into my usb ports such as my mouse:
“One of the USB devices attached to this computer
has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it.”

I have 4 USB Root Hubs and none of them work.
It is listed as an Unknown USB Device if I plug something like my mouse into the ports. I can use my mouse, my printer, my usb, camera, or anything i PUT INTO THE PORTS. wOw. im truly frustrated and I will think you are magical if you could solve my problem…..and very very grateful.

I have a Toshiba Windows Vista computer and its about 2 yrs old….would the drivers be deteriorating now and i need to replace them or something?? Or does it have something to do with the motherboard?

I have had this problem for a while now, and at the moment I have to use my touchpad on my computer (its the moving synaptics pointing device thingy) Also I can stick headphones in my laptop and it will work just fine.

***Also sometimes when im in my firefox browser this message pops up:: (if this might have anything to do with it) :\

ASSERT in LSP
firefox.exe
Assert in LSP
g_socket_data.Lookup(s) == 0
capture\lsp\nolsp\wsp_patches.cpp:1313

The only things i have changed lately are the appearance of my preference screen colors. I have not downloaded anything new.

PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME…
also, i do have usb port controllers

~Lily~