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solja786
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i have a sony vaio n365
and suddenly my usb ports have stopped working
if i plug in a device, it gets power, for example my mouse will get power and i c the laser turned on and stuff but when i use it, it doesnt work..and it doesnt install either..similar is the case with my flash drive..when i plug it in, it blinks once and den thats it..and same with my ipod
secondly, when i click shut down it goes to the screen where it says 'Shutting Down' and it just stays there untill i press and hold the power button OR the battery runs out..
so help me out guyz..i have no idea y its happening..is it cuz i only have 4 gigs of space left on my hard drive?
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totalgsm
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Could be windows problem or a hardware problem.
What OS are you using?
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solja786
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i forgot...im using vista
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arien617
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Sounds like your laptop is royally screwed...
Check that the USBs are actually there in your hardware manager (?) You can find it through the control panel.
As for not accepting new hardware, I had the same problem with my old XP machine. That turned out to have a corrupt boot sector - and I think the only way that could go was straight into the bin. If it's not accepting new software either, than you could have the same problem on your hands.
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totalgsm
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On 2008-10-11 13:27:45, solja786 wrote:
i forgot...im using vista
Try the system restore function on vista.
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solja786
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@arien
im pretty sure they are there..and when i rebooted last time i plugged in my mouse rite away and it was working but then i unplugged and plugged again and it wasnt...and as ive menitioned ..there is current coming thru it..cuz watever u plug in .it shows signs of life
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solja786
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@totalgsm
uhhhhh i havent created any restore points..
come on ppl..somebody help me..my problem cant b daatttt bad
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totalgsm
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Even without creating one on your own , there will be automatic restore points created.
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solja786
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when i start system restore it says no restore points have been created..i think i had em disabled from the start
any other way?
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totalgsm
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Take a backup and reinstall windows.
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arien617
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If the power's coming through and but the OS isn't seeing it, then do what totalgsm just said.
Backup, format and reinstall.
If that doesn't work - it might need a bit more looking at.
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phonecrzy
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bump bump bumm! 
you'll have to blank your computer using the windows disc  so sad, it got vista too its like 2 years old and ive done it (yes ive conted) 19 times! my old xp computer ive had for 7 years (i got it in 2001) ive blanked only 2 times!
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blu_6779
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try getting hold of a linux live cd and see if your mouse works on it; if it does then it's a vista problem...
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solja786
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guyz its not just the mouse
its everything related to usb and plus another thing ive noticed is dat all these files with .ini extentions are popping up all over the place
i dont wanna format
can i JUST re install..will dat work and save my data as well
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totalgsm
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He said mouse , just to test if it is a issue with the port.
Because you can run that version of linux from the CD/DVD.
You can install Windows to another drive and you will get the dual boot option.
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