USB crashes PC???

[yan]

Got a pc running XPpro and everytime I insert a usb item it crashes... printer, camera, mp3, mem stick... Either directly in the PC, or through a hub.

Dont seem to have any viruses - running AVG, zonealarm, spybot... Is it possible to do a repair, as wiping will mean a lot of work!!

Cheers

 

[yan]

Not really thought about that.. pc/usb runs fine if you boot with the usb device inserted, then download pics from mem stick, or print from printer... then switch off pc and remove device.. If you insert the usb/remove usb device while the pc is running.. crash!!

 

[yan]

Im going to try a new slice of ram tonight and see what happens... I've also got twin mirror raid h/discs and it usually needs to rebuild one after a usb crash, so maybe a disc problem?

But as I said the pc will run all day if you dont insert or remove a usb device while the pc is on.. Also might try deleting all the usb devices and reinstalling them?