Fixes for failed USB file transfers

Why USB file transfers may fail
However, transferring files between a USB 2.0 hub and a Windows XP system can fail in mysterious ways.

Note: It isn't always obvious that you are using a USB hub. Some portables in particular will have an internal USB hub supporting a single USB port on the computer case. This allows more

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than one USB device to be active at once, for example, adding built-in Bluetooth connectivity, but it can disguise the fact that a hub is in use.

The problem does not occur with high-speed (480 Mbps) USB devices, but it can with either low-speed (1.5 Mbps) or full-speed (12 Mbps) USB devices.

Microsoft has released a Hotfix to correct the problem.

About the Author:
Rick Cook has been writing about mass storage since the days when the term meant an 80K floppy disk. The computers he learned on used ferrite cores and magnetic drums. For the last 20 years he has been a freelance writer specializing in issues related to storage and storage management.

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