Presario V5094EA, usb device malfunctioned, unknown usb device

product: presario V5094EA running win XP,
hi am having a roblem with the usb ports on my laptop they were working fine up untill two weeks ago when they just decided to stop working,
now every time i plug something in they first find new hardware then it reports back a device has malfunctioned, unknown usb device, whether its a memory stick or my usb modem
i have formatted the hard drive reinstalled all the drivers from the recovery discs,
i even tried the information in an earlier post about disconnecting the battery for a period which i did for half an hour, but got the same response when i connected it all back up.
am beginning to think this could be hardware related does any one have any ideas before i go buy a new motherboard,
the laptop is about 6 years old now so well out of warranty,
thanks in advance
alan

It should do a progress reading with percentages. If it ran all the way through and did not say anything was corrupt then I am afraid you have a hardware issue going.

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