every time i try to plug in my internet stick thingy into my laptop it's all like "~*~power surge on hub port~*~ a usb device has exceeded the power limits of its hub port". TELL ME STUFF.

You trying to plug a usb 2 device into a usb 1 socket?

 

Or even a usb 3 device into a usb 2 socket

it worked before and i have no idea what you're talking about so i'm just gonna eat lasagna :|

It's a rebellion against you :P

it worked before and i have no idea what you're talking about so i'm just gonna eat lasagna :|

I would love some lasagna :|

so i tried it again and it blue screened my laptop :bigcry:

i plugged it in without the cord and it worked :wtf:

It means that something is shorting out when you plug the stick in. Either something inside the USB stick is damaged, something is shorting out the pins in the stick, or something in your computer's usb port is damaged.

 

Probably it works when the laptop isn't plugged in because there isn't as much current available so it can't cause as much of a surge.

 

How old is the laptop?

Have you tried the stick in different usb ports on your laptop since you started having problems? Did it do the same thing every time?

If it's just one port, do other usb devices work in that port?

Take a look at the little metal strips inside the usb plug on your stick. Is there anything that looks damaged or that shouldn't be there? Anything connecting any of the pins to the metal part of the case?

How ancient is the USB stick and is it some cheapo brand

 

I got a card reader from the two dollar shop and after some period of use it nearly asploded in my hand :blank:

What did you expect for a 2 dollar card reader?