USB stick problem

[LeoniAquila]

I've just installed a very fine XP SP3 CD (only 214 MB including SP3 and drivers, I'm amazed ). The only problem I have is a USB problem.

As I inserted one of my USB sticks, Windows asked for the XP setup CD. This was surprising since that USB stick has always worked without any XP setup CD. So, I inserted the CD (the nLited one) and then the USB stick worked fine. After that I tried two more USB sticks, and they both worked without the XP setup CD.

The only potential problem I can see here, would be if a friend came to me with a new USB stick. Probably it would work (according to my two sticks mentioned above), but I can't be sure. I want USB sticks to work without having the XP setup CD available.

I wonder why this happened. Could anyone be kind and take a look at my session?

Thank you very much for any help.

LA

[Main]

Env = 1.4.5 beta 2 - 2.0.50727.1433.Microsoft Windows NT 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2

Target = Windows XP Professional SP3 - 5.1.2600.3311 - English (United States)

[Tasks]

Service Pack Integration

Remove Components

Unattended Setup

Integrate Drivers

Tweaks

Create a Bootable ISO

Options

[Components]

;# Applications #

Accessibility Options

Briefcase

ClipBook Viewer

Defragmenter

Games

Internet Games

NT Backup

Pinball

Screensavers

Wordpad

;# Drivers #

Cameras and Camcorders

Display Adapters

IBM PS/2 TrackPoint

IBM Thinkpad

ISDN

Logitech WingMan

Microsoft SideWinder

Modems

Portable Audio

Scanners

Serial Pen Tablet

Sony Jog Dial

Tape drives

Toshiba DVD decoder card

;# Hardware Support #

Bluetooth Support

Floppy Support

Gravis Digital GamePort

InfraRed

Iomega Zip drive

Joystick Support

Modem Support

Ramdisk

Teletext codec

Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

;# Keyboards #

"All except SWE"

;# Languages #

"All except SWE and ENG"

;# Multimedia #

AOL ART Image Format Support

DirectX diagnostic tool

Images and Backgrounds

Intel Indeo codecs

Luna desktop theme

Media Center

Mouse Cursors

Movie Maker

Music Samples

Old CDPlayer and Sound Recorder

Speech Support

Tablet PC

Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player 6.4

Windows Sounds

;# Network #

Active Directory Services

Communication tools

Comtrol Test Terminal Program

Connection Manager

FrontPage Extensions

H323 MSP

Internet Connection Wizard

Internet Information Services (IIS)

IP Conferencing

MSN Explorer

Netmeeting

NetShell Cmd-Tool

Outlook Express

Peer-to-Peer

Share Creation Wizard

Synchronization Manager

TAPI Application Support

Web Folders

Windows Messenger

;# Operating System Options #

.NET Framework

Administrative Templates

Administrator VB scripts

Blaster/Nachi removal tool

Color Schemes

Command-line tools

Desktop Cleanup Wizard

Disk and Profile Quota

Disk Cleanup

Document Templates

DR Watson

File and Settings Wizard

Group Policy Management Console

Help and Support

IExpress Wizard

Manual Install and Upgrade

MS Agent

Private Character Editor

Remote Installation Services (RIS)

Search Assistant

Security Center

Service Pack Messages

Shell Media Handler

Symbolic Debugger (NTSD)

Tour

User account pictures

Web View

Zip Folders

;# Services #

Alerter

Application Layer Gateway

Beep Driver

Distributed Link Tracking Client

Error Reporting

Fax Service

IMAPI CD-Burning COM Service

Indexing Service

IPSEC Policy Agent

Messenger

QoS RSVP

Remote Registry

Route Listening Service

System Restore Service

Telnet

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Universal Plug and Play Device Host

Volume Shadow Copy

WebClient

;# Directories #

DOCS

SUPPORT

VALUEADD

;# Compatibility #

[KeepFiles]

msconfig.exe

[RemoveFiles]

clock.avi

yahoo.bmp

swtchbrd.bmp

[Options]

ClassicSetup

DupeFiles

ProfilesDir = "%SystemDrive%\Documents and Settings"

TargetPath = "WINDOWS"

temp_dir = %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp

RemoveMUI

AdvTweaks

NoISOPreset

[Patches]

DoUxTheme

DoSFC

[services2]

wuauserv,2

EventSystem,2

DHCP,2

Eventlog,2

Netman,2

PlugPlay,2

Themes,2

AudioSrv,2

W32Time,2

COMSysApp,4

Browser,4

DNSCACHE,4

FastUserSwitchingCompatibility,4

HidServ,4

dmserver,4

dmadmin,4

NLA,4

Spooler,2

ProtectedStorage,4

RasAuto,4

RDSessMgr,4

seclogon,4

SamSs,4

LanmanServer,4

ShellHWDetection,4

ScardSvr,4

SENS,4

Schedule,2

LMHosts,4

TapiSrv,4

TermService,4

SharedAccess,4

WZCSVC,4

LanmanWorkstation,4

CryptSvc,3

[Tweaks]

Desktop-Internet Explorer icon-Hide

Desktop-My Computer icon-Hide

Desktop-My Documents icon-Hide

Desktop-My Network Places icon-Hide

Desktop-Recycle Bin icon-Hide

Explorer-Advanced Search: preconfigure options

Explorer-Change Windows Explorer folder view-Details

Explorer-Classic Control Panel

Explorer-Disable Autorun

Explorer-Disable Beep on errors

Explorer-Disable Prefix: Shortcut to

Explorer-Disable shortcut arrow

Explorer-Disable Web Files and Folders connection

Explorer-Display the contents of system folders

Explorer-Launch folder windows in a seperate process

Explorer-Remove Send To on context menu

Explorer-Show extensions of known file-types

Explorer-Show hidden files and folders

Explorer-Show protected operating system files

Explorer-Show Statusbar in all windows

Explorer-Show the full path in the Address Bar

Explorer-Use small icons in Explorer bar

Internet Explorer-Disable Download Complete notification

Internet Explorer-Disable Market Place bookmark

Internet Explorer-Disable Media Player 6.4 created bookmarks

Internet Explorer-Disable Password-Caching

Internet Explorer-Disable sound when popup is blocked

Internet Explorer-Keep IE URL-History for-0 Days

Internet Explorer-Set Homepage-about:blank

Internet Explorer-Set IE-Cache limit to-8 MB

Internet Explorer-Set Internet Explorer to accept 10 connects at a time

My Computer-Remove Manage from Context Menu

My Computer-Remove Shared Documents

Performance-Disable Info Tips on Files and Folders

Performance-Disable Last accessed Timestamp on files

Performance-Disable Optimize harddisk when idle

Performance-Disable Tracking of Broken Shortcut Links

Performance-Disable Warn on low disk space

Performance-Disable WBEM logging

Performance-Do not cache thumbnails

Performance-Use Windows classic folders / No Tasks Sidepanel

Privacy-Remove Alexa

Start Menu-Add Administrative Tools menu

Start Menu-Clear most recently opened documents list on logoff

Start Menu-Disable and remove Documents list from the Start Menu

Start Menu-Disable Highlight newly installed programs

Start Menu-Do not use Personalized Menus

Start Menu-Expand Network Connections

Start Menu-My Documents-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Music-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Network Places-Don't display this item

Start Menu-My Pictures-Don't display this item

Start Menu-Reduce popup delay

Start Menu-Remove Logoff User

Start Menu-Remove Search the Internet from Search

Start Menu-Remove Windows Catalog shortcut

Start Menu-Remove Windows Update shortcut

Start Menu-Use small icons in Start Panel

Taskbar-Disable Balloon Tips

Taskbar-Disable Hide inactive icons

Taskbar-Disable Language-Bar

Taskbar-Hide Volume Control Icon in System Tray

Taskbar-Lock the Taskbar-Yes

Visual Effects-Animate windows when minimizing and maximizing-Disable

Visual Effects-Cursor shadow-Enable

Visual Effects-Menu animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Slide taskbar buttons-Disable

Visual Effects-Smooth edges of screen fonts-ClearType

Visual Effects-Smooth-scroll list boxes-Disable

Visual Effects-Tooltip animation-Disable

Visual Effects-Use a background image for each folder type-Disable

[unattended]

ComputerType = Default

HibernationNo

FirewallOff

CustomLocales

Resolution = 1024x768

BitsPerPel = 32 bit (True Color)

DisableSRestore

MaximumDataStorePercentOfDisk = 12

RestorePointLife = 30

DefaultStartPanelOff

DesktopTheme = Default||

AutoUpdates = 4

AutoUDay = 5

AutoUHour = 15

ProgFilesPath = "\Program Files"

[NetAdapter1]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.1"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[NetAdapter2]

connname = ""

macaddress = ""

ipaddress = "192.168.0.2"

subnetmask = "255.255.255.0"

defaultgateway = ""

dnsserver1 = ""

dnsserver2 = ""

winsserver = ""

netbiossetting = "0"

ipxnetworknumber = "00000000"

ipxnetworkframetype = "0xFF"

[GuiRunOnce]

[Drivers]

D:\System\WINDOWS\Drivers\Realtek AC'97\Alcxwdm.inf,0

D:\System\WINDOWS\Drivers\SiS M760GX 3.83\sisgr.inf,0

[Hotfixes]

Edited April 25, 2008 by LeoniAquila

[fdv]

Did not look at the ini, but this is usually a result of DRIVER.CAB or SP2.CAB/SP3.CAB not being on your system (but only on CD).

Off hand I don't know how to tell the system to look on the local hard drive rather than the CD, maybe someone else can chime in with how to tell Windows where to look. Maybe you can just copy the file over to the C:\WINDOWS\Driver cache\ directory... maybe Windows looks there first. Worth a try.

Edited April 25, 2008 by fdv

[LeoniAquila]

Thanks for your reply.

In my typical minimalistic manner, I've deleted the files in Windows\Driver Cache. Don't remember if I did that before or after the USB event. Independent of that, I think it's strange that the first attempt of inserting a USB stick required the CD, but the second and the third stick did not require the CD... I do have more USB items which I can try to connect and see what happens. However, those are a camera and a phone, which haven't ever worked without their specific CDs. So those items may not be representative for this problem. I would have to try with a fourth USB stick, which I don't have.

Anyway, I should take the driver.cab and sp3.cab (I see they are on the CD) and put them in Windows\Driver Cache, before connection new USB items.

If I make any discovery of anything I'll post again!

LA

Edited April 25, 2008 by LeoniAquila

[LeoniAquila]

Haven't found out what's wrong really, but I still have problems connecting other USB devices than my own. Tried to insert a friend's external HDD, but Windows was unable to install it.

I've looked carefully in my nLite session. Sure, I don't fully understand all features, but I really can't find a clue to something I've possibly removed to cause USB problems? Is it actually that I've removed DRIVER.CAB and SP3.CAB? Really want to make a new nLite CD, slightly improved, but I wish I could get rid of the USB problem.

Thanks.

LA