How to fix USB not detected

Problem: Laptop cannot detect USB

Error in Device Manager: Both the VIA USB 3.0 Root Hub have a yellow exclamation mark

How to fix this problem

1. First, download this generic USB3.0 driver from this Lenovo website:
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/downloads/ds029835
It says Intel USB3.0 Driver exe 4.89MB Windows 7 (32-bit) version 1.0.0.199 Released 18 April
2012. Just click Download Now.

2. After download, open Control Panel, click Device Manager.

3. Right-click each USB drive with an exclamation mark and Browse for the downloaded Intel USB3.0 driver to install it.

(a) If you tried the old VIA USB 3.0 Root Hub driver, it will return a Failed response.

(b) Try again and click on the recently downloaded Intel USB3,0 driver. This shows up as Generic USB Hub. Click it.

4. Repeat for each USB that has an exclamation mark.

5. Now check whether the USB driver was installed properly for each USB drive.

6. Push a USB device in the USB drive and check whether this USB shows up on the screen. It should.

7. Now check again. Open Control Panel, and click Device Manager.

8. The USB driver icons will not have the yellow exclamation mark anymore.

All done.

How to fix images not displaying icons

Sometimes the image files (.jpg, .gif) will not display their icons, but thumbnails (or the same placeholder with frame).

To fix this problem, read and do the following:


To make image files .jpg and .gif display icons and not thumbnails on the Desktop and all folders.

Go to Control Panel.

Click Tools.

Choose Folder options ...

Click View tab.

Under Files and Folders, untick Always show icons, never thumbnails

Click Apply.

Click OK.

ReadCube

ReadCube for Researchers is available at https://www.readcube.com/

File size to download is 17.9 MB.

ReadCube enables adding notes & annotation in PDF.

This is good for research as we can add notes to existing research findings for classroom teaching.

If it cannot check, download and install new updates, it will give an error message. This is difficult in areas where Internet access is difficult or slow. Can't proceed past this message.

Start Menu X

Start Menu X

You can spice up the normal Start Menu with Start Menu X.  Use the free version. Give it a try.
http://www.startmenux.com/registration.html

PhotoFunia

Use PhotoFunia to create various effects for your photos. Snow writing and writing on Book spines are interesting to try.
http://m.photofunia.com/categories/all_effects

Books

Snow writing

American football

XnSketch

Use XnSketch for converting photos to cartoons or sketches.

http://www.xnview.com/en/xnsketch/

XnSketch is good for converting landscape and scenery into sketch or cartoon.

Original photos are on the left. Converted photos (sketches) are on the right.

 

 

PhotoScape v3.7

Use PhotoScape for free Photo Editing"

http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php