Your USB keyboard or USB mouse does not work when you resume your Windows XP-based computer from standby (831114)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional
  • Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

SYMPTOMS

When you resume your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer from standby, your universal serial bus (USB) keyboard or your USB mouse may not work if you resume operations by using any one of the special function keys on the keyboard (such as Volume Control). When you view Device Manager, the icon that represents your USB keyboard or your USB mouse may have a yellow-highlighted exclamation point in the lower-right corner. In this scenario, you must restart your computer to regain USB keyboard or USB mouse functionality.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the USB controller in your computer resets the attached USB devices when the computer resumes from standby.

RESOLUTION

Service pack information

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft Windows XP. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322389 How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next Windows XP service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name	Platform
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
   24-Oct-2003  21:13  5.1.2600.1313     121,088  Hidclass.sys	IA-64

   Date         Time   Version            Size    File name	Platform
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   11-Aug-2003  22:43  5.2.9354.0         26,112  _sfx_.dll	x86        
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                    186,287  _sfx_0000._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                     26,899  _sfx_0001._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                      1,695  _sfx_0002._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:52                      1,319  _sfx_0003._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                      4,587  _sfx_0004._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                        883  _sfx_0005._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                      8,871  _sfx_0006._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:51                     18,979  _sfx_0007._p
   27-Oct-2003  21:52                        618  _sfx_manifest_

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:10/28/2005
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbWinXPsp2fix kbQFE kbWinXPpreSP2fix kbfix kbbug KB831114 kbAudEndUser
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