There isn't an option for Legacy USB. I have:

USB 1.1 Controller
USB 2.0 Controller
USB Keyboard Support
USB Mouse Support

If I disable the USB 2.0 controller it boots fine. I think I have a bad
driver. My MoBo manufacturer (Gigabyte GA-K8U) does not have any updated USB
Controller dirvers available. Just what came with the board. It alsways
worked before, I don't know why it would stop working now...



"R. McCarty" wrote:

> Check the BIOS setup for an option called "Legacy USB". If it's
> enabled XP will attempt to initialize/load drivers prior to the GUI
> loading. Some devices such as USB external drives seem to stop
> or prevent XP from booting when Legacy USB is enabled.
>
> "sinedthegreat" <sinedthegreat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E3FD47BA-E763-4E7D-A890-183B745B937C@microsoft.com...
> > Also, does this happen at the beginning of the boot sequence, that is,
> > before
> > windows xp starts? If so, this is not a XP problem and reinstalling or
> > changing anything in XP won't solve the problem.
> > "Og" wrote:
> >
> >> Be sure that your System BIOS is _not_ set to boot from a USB device.
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> "mclaren1975" <mclaren1975@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:5F2F9593-E658-4300-982D-61C48482C146@microsoft.com...
> >> > JUST did a clean install of XP Pro and I am having the exact same
> >> > problem
> >> > that caused me to do the install. If I have ANY USB devices installed,
> >> > XP
> >> > won't boot. I have four on board USB boards, 2 more PCI cards with 4
> >> > each
> >> > for
> >> > a total of 12. I can't seem to locate any updated drivers. Uninstalling
> >> > and
> >> > re-sinstalling the USB drivers doesn't work.
> >> >
> >> > I've tried it with all kind sof combinations of devices and there
> >> > doesn't
> >> > seem to be a common thread. MoBo, power supply, memory, HD are all
> >> > fine.
> >> > All
> >> > bought within a year.
> >> >
> >> > Any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >>
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