[notlownf]

Okay I have a really wierd issue, I have a usb cord plugged into my computer at work that I only use to charge my BB. It worked fine until they installed XP on my system and now every time I plug my BB in I get an error message to the effect of

"Insufficient current for charging. Make sure USB is plugged in and correct drivers installed"

I don't remember the exact wording but it was close to that. Has anyone seen this before?

[NickfromIL]

reinstall desktop manager, and the proper drivers should get installed to charge via USB

[JSanders]

Yes, it is common and asked here often. You must have the USB drivers loaded to your PC. When XP was loaded to your PC, I guess they were deleted.

You will get them with loading the device manager of desktop manager.
BlackBerry Desktop Manager Downloads - BlackBerryFAQ

[notlownf]

Okay thanks guys... unfortunately I work for the government and it is not work issued so there will be no loading of software I was hoping I could get around that.

[limi]

yea.. BB's are the first one i've seen that require the driver to do USB charging.. probably best to get an extra AC power charger to charge at work - I have the same problem at my gov client.

I haven't searched to find out, but sure it's been answered - is the power requirements special on BB (for the 8100's)? I've got a few AC power-USB connectors from prior gadgets and have hesitated to use them as I was worried that since it needs a driver to charge via USB the power req might be different than standard USB voltage/amps? Guess I could plug that in and see what happens, since the BB seems to have something to protect it from improper voltage/amps?