that was stupid

i thought the whole concept behind USB is that when you plugged a device in, Windows would recognize it, ask for a driver if needed and then it would be all happy.

well, apparently there is a bit of a loophole as i just discovered. some time ago, i bought an iRiver IFP-795 (512mb) for going to the gym. this morning, i am going to be good and actually GO to the gym, something i have been fairly lax about the last month or so.

so i grab my trusty little OGG player (because i prefer OGG to MP3, which this little device supports) and plug it into my laptop. only, i didn't use the USB port on the side, but the one in the back. XP in its infinite stupidity decided that this was a new device.

excuse me?

i've been using this for quite some time, however, i do seem to recall that i only ever used the side USB port, so while waiting for the iRiver support page to load, i swap ports. turns out that's all i needed to do, but it was mildly irritating to find that a device my laptop (and Windows) are more than happy to support, wouldn't.

i don't get it, esp as i've plugged in many devices into either port and never had a problem, including mice, my Rio Karma (FLAC support!), USB hubs, and even a USB xmas tree and i've NEVER had problems. this is the first time i've seen this so i'm finding it rather odd...

time to mix up some gatorade and get going...