From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: August 4, 2006
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: why does plugging into a different USB port require the driver install again?
>
> Leo,
> When I re-connect my USB device (ANY ONE) to another USB
> Port, Windows XP (PRO) , ask to install the hardware driver
> again regardless of the present of the driver for the USD
> Port, is this normal, and can I prevent it, as you know it's
> not always that you have your hardware installation CDs Available.
It's the device itself and there's no workaround, that I'm
aware of. Microsoft's Raymond Chen (a long time Windows developer,
and a great source of how things work) talked about it on his
blog some time ago:
http://blogs.msdn.com/oldnewthing/archive/2004/11/10/255047.aspx
Thanks for asking,
Leo