Re: [Thinkpad] my thinkpad can't see the usb port

Windows 98 has some USB issues, and I'll bet it's software related.

I hope you have Windows 98 Second Edition installed. That was the upgrade
that "enabled" USB for that platform. If you're still on the base W98
install, I'd recommend installing the update package.
Matt

----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith D. Jennings" <jdjennings@lbl.gov>
To: "Deanna Berman" <dberman@4dv.net>
Cc: "thinkpad list" <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 5:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] my thinkpad can't see the usb port

> thanks again, I'll start searching the website. I appreciate the hints
> on how to do so!
>
> best,
> Judy
>
> On Wednesday, August 25, 2004, at 03:44 PM, Deanna Berman wrote:
>
> > No need to feel sorry about the length of your post. Long is GOOD if
> > you are looking for
> > help. It is much better to include as much information as possible,
> > even if you don't
> > think it will all be relevant. Sometimes the weirdest things end up
> > being related, like a
> > physical hardware-appearing problem being caused by a quirk of an
> > operating system file..
> >
> > And don't despair about fixing your Thinkpad! You just need to get
> > accustomed to looking
> > for information.
> >
> > Start with the IBM website. Go to the support home page
> > http://www-3.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/home.do and enter that
> > seven-digit number (no
> > hyphen needed) in the Quick Path box on the right. That should produce
> > a page with a
> > description of your particular Thinkpad and a lists of links that may
> > be useful to you.
> > BOOKMARK it; there will be many times you'll want to refer to it
> > again. When you have some
> > time, try each of the drop-down menus to get a feel for the scope of
> > information
> > available.
> >
> > The other page you'll need is Search. I'm not going to give you the
> > URL; it's more
> > efficient for you to choose Search PC Support from the left sidebar on
> > another IBM page,
> > then bookmark the resulting search form page. Personally I've found
> > that using fewer
> > rather than more keywords works better, but you just have to get the
> > hang of searching for
> > yourself.
> >
> > Deanna
> >
> >> So I'm afraid I'm at another dead end. I appreciate any ideas. Sorry
> >> about the long note.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Judy
> >>
> >
> >
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