Win 7 64bit host with win XP virtual
Hello All
The history of my problem is as follows: -
I had trouble in my host (Win 7 64 bit) with my usb ports recognising my flash drives.
I tried all the available suggestions on google to no avail
I updated my chipset and bios to no avail.
I then booted my system to safe mode and all usb ports work fine with all my usb flash drives
I then went into MSCONFIG and disabled all services and enabled them one by one until i found the cuplrit.
When VMUSBArbService (vmware-usbaritrator64.exe) is running my usb ports do not recognise any flash drives
When VMUSBArbService is NOT running my usb ports recognise my flash drives
All well and good but now when i go into VM Workstation the option to connect a usb device is missing, so i need that service running.
When i manually start the service (just before going into VMWS) then the usb devices show up in the removable device menu but when i click connect it just doesn't connect them.
Obviously there seems to be a conflict but its beyond my knowledge. Has anyone else come across this or can anyone suggest anything i could try?
many thanks
Shamus