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"usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 5:15 am
That's an error message I'm getting when I start up my rig.
Background: Yesterday I got a new computer with win 7 64 already installed and I installed the newest AMD driver set. The error message cropped up right after that. Now, as far as I understand it, the USB monitor only checks if USB ports are connected correctly to the motherboard. Also it seems to me that I have kind of a double trouble here. Probably because win already installed that monitor and the AMD drivers did it again. But I don't know where to check that out.
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RE: "usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 6:13 am
What?!
Got a "new" computer with win7 on the very same day win10 is being distributed? and years after win8 is bundled with new computers!?!
You got scammed.
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RE: "usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 6:21 am
just go to device manager and disable one until the problem goes away.
There may already be one there with an exclamation mark next to it. disable that one and reboot.
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RE: "usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 7:06 am
It might be occurring from multiple startup entries for the same process. Check your msconfig startup entries and disable if you find any duplicates.
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RE: "usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 7:08 am
can you uninstall one of them?
They should both be in device manager, but maybe in different places?
Do a quick google search also to save you mucking about.
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RE: "usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 7:17 am
Thanks Aoi, msconfig was the way to go. It was as I suspected. Motherboard and later installed AMD drivers both came with a USB monitor. Disabling one took care of the error message.
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RE: "usb 3.0 monitor is already started"?
July 31, 2015 at 7:37 am
shit, I haven't touched msconfig since win95! hehe
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