All four USB ports on my Dell Inspiron 9200 stopped working after the
computer crashed for no reason then re-started itself...I've been the
distance with Dell who now refuse to do any more until they've tried a
re-instal of XP, but I'm having difficulty backing up - obviously! Any
suggestions a) how I could shortcut a re-instal or b) a quicker way to backup
than using a million CDs (no DVD-writer) or uploading to an online site (it's
taking about 10 hours just to upload my .pst files!)

"Old MacDonald" wrote:

have you tried going to device manager and uninstall all the usb root hubs
then reboot the machine and let them reinstall again? Try this first.