HID Message

[David]

Its been a while,and this isnt urgent.Im just about to transfer some data from my oldest machine turned it on and the message No HID found.Now I think HID is Human Interface Device which I assumue is the USB,but this is where I get a little lost.

As nothing has been touched and the last time this machine was on it was fine,what could have caused it and has anyone any ideas how I can remedy it ?

[Glenn]

Remove the USB controllers via the control panel and let Windows reload the drivers, it may sort the issue

[David]

  thanks Glenn I havent faced this issue before,its good really,learn on a almost retired machine,no pressure

[Rik]

What Glenn said, David. Windows describes all sorts of devices as HIDs, when it is hardly an appropriate description.

[Steve]

Often refers to usb keyboard or mouse

[Rik]

Plus things like graphics tablets, all of which seem legitimate. OTOH, when I plug my blood pressure monitor in, it regards that as a HID, where I would consider it a mass storage device...

[Inactive]

Plus things like graphics tablets, all of which seem legitimate. OTOH, when I plug my blood pressure monitor in, it regards that as a HID, where I would consider it a mass storage device...

How posh is that?...mine has batteries.

[Rik]

The USB is only used to transfer the data to a program which can graph, chart or export it, In. For the rest, it too uses batteries.

[David]

What Glenn said, David. Windows describes all sorts of devices as HIDs, when it is hardly an appropriate description.

Not very fair is it......just when I thought it was safe.....my money is on the keyboard or mouse,if it fails to recognise these....htf do I get online

[David]

How posh is that?...mine has batteries.

[Rik]

Not very fair is it......just when I thought it was safe.....my money is on the keyboard or mouse,if it fails to recognise these....htf do I get online

Usually with a restore of the OS or a re-installation, unfortunately. If they are USB, it's worth trying other sockets.

[Inactive]

The USB is only used to transfer the data to a program which can graph, chart or export it, In. For the rest, it too uses batteries.

Right...still a bit posh though.

Can it reduce BP tho'?? if it can I will get one.. 

[Rik]

It's an Omron, In, which I bought recently to replace a Seinex unit that was struggling to keep up with my low BP. RRP is £100, Amazon did it for £36. The computer interface is handy for printing off charts for Jolly each week (it also detects my irregular pulse and 'flags' that. Whether it will reduce your BP is moot, but it doesn't cause the blue fingers that the Seinex did, it's very fast to detect both systolic and diastolic.

[Inactive]

I could send you a bit of my " high " for a bit of your " low " .. sorted. 

[Rik]

Wouldn't be a bad move, In, I'm running at roughly 100/50 these days, with the beta blockers yet to come. Ironic, really, I've monitored my BP for years, because I figured I was at risk, and it's never gone above 120/70...

[David]

I monitored my shell and it went down to 1.11 which is good really



Didn't expect an intelligent post did you?

[David]

Usually with a restore of the OS or a re-installation, unfortunately. If they are USB, it's worth trying other sockets.

Will try........nothing to lose really cant think why it happened though....strange things

[Rik]

Same thing happened to Ray this week, David. Perhaps it's a Microsoft easter egg coming out to play?

[Steve]

Perhaps we could interest David in a Windows Home server, its very good at back up and restore. It solved Ray's HID issue without affecting his BP

[Rik]

This is true...

[David]

Why have I this feeling this is going to cost 

[Rik]

Because you know us too well?

[Glenn]

Why have I this feeling this is going to cost 

As you have an 'old' PC already, it would only cost the price of a couple of mid/large HDU's and the OS. You would have to build the replacement PC first

[Steve]

For further information http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx

[Rik]

Why do I keep getting the feeling you guys are on commission?

[David]

As you have an 'old' PC already, it would only cost the price of a couple of mid/large HDU's and the OS. You would have to build the replacement PC first

Thanks Glenn for that,Im already looking around as I am going to build a pc,the one in question (i have 4)is nothing more than a spare I just wanted some data off it which I can get off from the HD anyway (with luck).

Simon has been assisting me in tracking down a mobo (get him?) and Im getting there soon the good bit,spending money and making a total mess of it (like hell I will)

Im just going to read this link properly now 

[Inactive]

Flies around a jam pot when it comes to spending other people's money, they should be ashamed of themselves.  

[David]

Why do I keep getting the feeling you guys are on commission?

Why do you place yourself outside this arena Rik? 

[David]

Flies around a jam pot when it comes to spending other people's money, they should be ashamed of themselves.  

Why I wouldnt be,In oh and thanks for the link to the new external HD very good value 20GB only £40000
thanks

[Rik]

Why do you place yourself outside this arena Rik? 

Because I couldn't think of a way to include myself grammatically.

[Ray]

Perhaps we could interest David in a Windows Home server, its very good at back up and restore. It solved Ray's HID issue without affecting his BP

Certainly did, Steve, in fact it lowered my BP when it worked successfully.   I'd thoroughly recommend it, David, never did find the cause on mine apart from Windows complaining about a corrupt or missing driver.  

[Glenn]

Why do I keep getting the feeling you guys are on commission?

Uncle Bill told me that he would give some money away if I sold some more copies of WHS

[Steve]

I am trying to centralise a lot of my data now that the duplicated folder bug seems to be sorted with pp1. PP1 also allows you to add a drive as backup for personal and shared folder data. I now have a central store of photo's which are seamlessly accessible as I have redirected the link for pictures from the start menu on the Laptop. The advantage being that hard drive space is released and disorganised partial duplication avoided.

[Rik]

Uncle Bill told me that he would give some money away if I sold some more copies of WHS

What's he got against our newsagents??

[David]

Certainly did, Steve, in fact it lowered my BP when it worked successfully.   I'd thoroughly recommend it, David, never did find the cause on mine apart from Windows complaining about a corrupt or missing driver.  

Thanks Ray...looks like I have a greater chance reviving Elvis.......oh well such is life,gives me a good excuse to spend,I can hear Wendy now,dont waste your time on that old thing...get another,wherupon I will say,it may be better if I build my own 


As long as she cant find the list before this act of total understanding,Im home and dry  shssssh

[Rik]

I now have a central store of photo's which are seamlessly accessible as I have redirected the link for pictures from the start menu on the Laptop.

I'm all for that, Steve, I grew up on the client/server model. Peer-to-peer has always frustrated me in its redundancy, and the need to keep synchronising machines.

What I'd really like to see is software houses moving to a 'seat' licensing model for home use, so that you had access to any app from any machine.

[Ray]

What I'd really like to see is software houses moving to a 'seat' licensing model for home use, so that you had access to any app from any machine.

I'd agree with that as well, Rik, always annoys me that if you've got more than 1 machine at home you usually have purchase separate licences to use it on the other machines. I'm sure if they perhaps charged a bit more for the licence but allowed you to use it on up to  3 or 4 machines they would reduce illegal copying no end, and probably make more money as well. 

[Rik]

Exactly, Ray, which is essentially what they do with commercial licensing.