usb will not install new devices

I have been trying to install a usb flash drive and a wireless notebook
optical mouse onto my Lenovo R61 without success very frustrating.

I am using Vista SP1.

When I attempt to load the devices I receive the following message.

WINDOWS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM INSTALLING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR
DEVICE.

"Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error
while attempting to install it ( usb mass storage for the flash drive
and human interface device for the mouse ) There is no selected driver
for the device information set or element.

I've been at this for days, does anyone have a solution.


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vicsd12

"vicsd12" <> wrote in message
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>
> I have been trying to install a usb flash drive and a wireless notebook
> optical mouse onto my Lenovo R61 without success very frustrating.
>
> I am using Vista SP1.
>
> When I attempt to load the devices I receive the following message.
>
> WINDOWS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM INSTALLING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR
> DEVICE.
>
> "Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error
> while attempting to install it ( usb mass storage for the flash drive
> and human interface device for the mouse ) There is no selected driver
> for the device information set or element.
>
> I've been at this for days, does anyone have a solution.
>
>
> --
> vicsd12


Simply Googling on the exact message, "WINDOWS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM
INSTALLING THE DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR DEVICE" yields,
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/940199/