ttymes@sbcglobal.net (Tony-KC8EWU) wrote in message news:<b36de948.0411231452.5cbd3c7e@posting.google. com>...
> For some odd reason when ever I plug anything into my usb ports ,
> system reboots itself. I can occasionaly use my scanner, even then
> once its dont i have to unplug it right away or computer will self
> reboot. its even rebooted in the middle of loading windows up. I had
> previosly installed a USB 2 card and that worked great till old hd
> went bad. once i put a new hd in and got everything reinstalled and
> tried to install card, computer will lock up on the found hardware
> wizzard or wont even respond after a manual reboot.
> any ideas to fix this problem?

it could be the stupid xp setting that should be turned off but is on by default.

start..ctrl panel..system..advanced...startup and recovery settings..
See, it says something along the lines of retart when there's a problem