Thread: Vista displays USB 2.0 drive as USB 1.1

After upgrading the operating system of my PC Windows XP to Windows Vista premium everything seems to be working correctly except for my USB ports. They are now showing as USB 1.1 instead of USB 2.0, which is what they were before the upgrade. Is there any solution to this problem?

SOLUTION: Yes, there is a solution to this problem. One possible cause may be your system doesn't recognize the USB ports correctly. Right-click My Computer and click "Properties" in the context menu. Click "Hardware" and in that the "Device Manager" button. Scroll down to the part of the tree that expands to the "Universal Serial Bus controllers". If each of the USB controllers are marked with a question mark [?) then right-click on each of them individually and in the context menu click "Update Driver". To update the driver it is important to have the latest driver software.

Most manufacturers provide you with a disc containing the Motherboard drivers. If you don't have the drivers with you, do a little looking around and get to know the brand name and exact model number of your Motherboard. The drivers of the Motherboard should be available for download at the companies web site. Download the drivers and install them into your PC. On detecting the correct Motherboard drivers, Microsoft Vista will display your drivers as USB 2.0 instead of USB 1.1.