Indianrock2020 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I switched to a windows 8.1 laptop, rebooted and launched Monkey and everything worked. The other laptop was windows 7 and is my company laptop with various things locked down. The usb ports work but are probably limited in some way for security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppiluk Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 USB ports are often locked down in a corporate environment because they pose a serious security risk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indianrock2020 Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 What was odd is that other updates like firmware and hdedit, worked fine on that laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb7170 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Could also be a driver that hung up can be shut down by the USB controller. I've had it happen with other devices. I think it somehow keeps a history of the port. Anyway, one way I can clear up a locked up USB port or device is to go to device manager and delete the internal USB device. Don't panic, do a rescan for new hardware, and Windows goes "hey, I got a new USB port" and reinstalls the device & driver. This takes the old history out, re-initializes the USB port and kicks it into working again... Of course you gotta have admin control of the machine.... If it's a corporate machine, you probably don't -- depends on your company. I've built my personal desktops at home, and have admin rights over them and my laptops that I own... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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