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Just curious, the inside of most USB 2 ports are black and the older USB ports (where the cable slides over the contacts) are white. Not exact, but when you see white, it's time to double check if it's supposed to be USB 2. Usually you can check the port easily if you have a USB 2 supported mouse or keyboard. Just plug into the suspect port and see if it works.
Also, you can go into Device Manager and make sure all the ports are functional.
If you have a decent bookstore nearby, I'd suggest PCs for Dummies and Windows XP for Dummies, if the title is available. I have the PCs for Dummies and a huge text on XP by Minasi. I got the XP book when XP first came out and no one was there to answer questions. It's been a lifesaver on occasion. My dummy book is a good quick reference on several things. I don't use it much anymore, but it has a lot of info a beginner can use. I can build PCs, so I know most of the components fairly well now.
An external burner is picked up as "Plug and Play" by the XP operating system. I believe that was already mentioned. XP has the drivers to operate most external drives. Sometimes additional software is included and that is usually installed before hooking up the drive. Plug up the drive and boot up the PC. As mentioned, the bubble comes up and you click on it and follow the directions for newly installed hardware. You also have add new hardware in the Control Panel where a wizard will help you. A faulty USB cable or inoperative terminal are a possibility. Then you have the piece of equipment itself. Then you get to the software, drivers, and system interface. If you have no idea, get someone who does and pay attention to what they do.
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