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(I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but it IS game related)
Just a little bit ago, my Logitech DualAction Gamepad USB controller would stop working, making me go to my desktop to discover the Logitech Profiler suddenly couldn't detect it. I would click "retry" and it would work again for a while before the same thing happened. Now it won't work for more then a few seconds, if at all, and I get this message:

"a usb device has exceeded the power limits of its hub port"

I did some research, and it looks like that message is usually just a minor annoyance that doesn't usually mean anything. But in this case, it appears to mean something as my controller won't work. I don't know why it would suddenly be taking too much power, I've been using it for well over a year with no problems. I've tried inserting it into different USB ports, unplugging other USB devices, and still nothing.

UPDATE: I heard shutting down the computer and unplugging it for ten seconds would reset the power in the USB ports, and when I tried it, my controller worked for a short time.Would it help to leave it turned off overnight, or is there a way to check if the USB power supply is malfunctioning?

I'm using Windows XP,
other USB devices are a mouse, printer, and Nintendo WiFi USB Connector, and those all work fine.

For all my USB tricks/tips... I go here:

http://www.usbman.com/index.htm

one thing I would comment on... usb devices draw power from the usb port--this is on a hub?
perhaps
a) There are to many devices on that hub.
b) the hub is defective or worn out.

Firstly my DELL is all USB no PS/2, No Printer Port, No Nuthing. 10 USB's.
Aside from the Normal Goodies, there's a printer, a scanner, Siatek Joystick, CH pedals, Trackir Motion Sensor, APS

I can tell you there are primary, and secondary USB's
and as such a little shifting of responsability works wonders

I don't use a hub, on this machine, but I have before

There's Powered Hubs, and Non Powered Hubs

You can plug a USB-1 Device into a USB-2 Port and everything is fine.

But the reverse, may or may not work