Re: [Thinkpad] usb and windows nt?

On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 07:34:23 -0500, Donald MacQueen wrote:

>i am considering putting windows nt 4 on a thinkpad. does nt 4 support
>usb? i can't seem to find a definitive answer.

I know this is kinda late but here is some of the responses when I asked that same question about a clone box I cobbled together:

Robert

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the easy way to answer your question...
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hey, USBs are not supported under NT4, and unfortunately it wont be, since microsoft is going for the windows 2000 whose all distributions support USB
(professional, server, advanced server and datacenter server)

you either degrade to windows98 or upgrade to windows2000 to get your USB recognised, under NT (its not supported) unfortunately :(

Suggest you read Q196661(http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q196/6/61.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=tech&FR=0) whose title is "Windows NT
4.0 Does Not Support Universal Serial Bus" and whose summary is "Windows NT 4.0 does not support Universal Serial Bus (USB) host controllers. There
are no plans to provide USB support in Windows NT 4.0 in a future service pack."

now, the hard way is here...
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http://www.bluewatersystems.com/products_USB.html

"Our USB Extension to WinDK lets you write USB device drivers for Windows NT 4.0 and Windows NT Embedded that are also source code compatible
with Windows 2000 and Windows 98! Includes OHCI and UHCI support, printer classOur USB Extension to WinDK gives USB capability to Windows NT
4.0 and Windows NT Embedded. driver, mouse driver and keyboard driver."

OR...
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There are some 3rd party solutions that will enable USB support in NT. Just go to Google.com and do a search for USB and NT.

here also, an abstract I found intersting on this topic...
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Q. Does Windows NT/2000 support USB?

A. A. Universal Serial Bus is the new external bus standard for the connection of PC peripherals. The idea behind USB is it will be plug and play and as
devices are connected they will automatically be detected and installed.

Windows NT 4.0 does not provide built in USB support, you will need to wait for Windows 2000 or switch to Windows 98. Some boxes convert the USB
devices into serial ports.

Inside Out has produced USB cards and hubs for NT 4.0, see http://www.ionetworks.com/press/nt.html although these are limited.

http://www.ltitl.com/ has announced they are developing a Windows NT 4.0 USB driver:

"Hello Everybody,

We at Larsen and Toubro Information Technology Limited,India are glad to inform that we have developed basic USB support for Windows NT 4.0. This
has been tested with a USB Joystick.

This comes as a GREAT relief to all those who have been frantically searching for USB support on Windows NT 4.0. So here we are, ready and more than
happy to help you enhance the capabilities of your USB devices which can range from scanners (HP, etc), Cameras, keyboard, mouse, etc for Windows
NT 4.0.

Since we are conversant with USB, we can develop USB device drivers for other operating systems also."

ryan3d: if you still need any additional clarification, please let me know...

Best Wishes | Khaled

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Received on Tue Apr 8 00:08:41 2003