Strange USB problem

Don`t know why this happened, but my win7 suddenly stopped recognizing the MD ...
Then I turned it off, removed the battery for a couple of minutes, and turned it on. Now it recognized it, but as soon as I started playing the drums, the Windows showed message "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" ...
Any clues?
Then I turned it off, removed the battery for a couple of minutes, and turned it on. Now it recognized it, but as soon as I started playing the drums, the Windows showed message "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" ...
Any clues?