I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt seem
to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.

Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works fine
in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as having 2GB of
storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it with my
Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card, it says
that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only 969MB of
space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only with
half the storage capacity.

I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at square one.

Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my 2GB
card with my laptop.

This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
2. The toshiba sd card formatter
3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
4. Numerous other attempts

Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
969mb.


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If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause of
your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger data and
index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB drive.
"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt seem
> to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
>
> Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works fine
> in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as having 2GB
> of
> storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it with my
> Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card, it
> says
> that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only 969MB
> of
> space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only with
> half the storage capacity.
>
> I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at square
> one.
>
> Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my 2GB
> card with my laptop.
>
> This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
> 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
> 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
> 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
> 4. Numerous other attempts
>
> Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
> 969mb.
>
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices

On the format Disk screen (before formatting) it says under capacity: 969 MB.
When I change to FAT32 it doesnt change the capacity in that window. Ive
tried both formats, but no matter what I do, it formats it to 969 MB.

You said that you use 2 GB sd cards with your computer...I have some
questions for you:
What type of card reader do you use? and
Which version of Vista do you use?

I use a Lexar card reader which worked fine on my old laptop (vista home
basic) and my desktop (XP).

Could it be an issue with the card reader?

"JW" wrote:

> If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause of
> your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger data and
> index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB drive.
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt seem
> > to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
> >
> > Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works fine
> > in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as having 2GB
> > of
> > storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it with my
> > Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card, it
> > says
> > that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only 969MB
> > of
> > space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only with
> > half the storage capacity.
> >
> > I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at square
> > one.
> >
> > Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my 2GB
> > card with my laptop.
> >
> > This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
> > 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
> > 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
> > 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
> > 4. Numerous other attempts
> >
> > Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
> > 969mb.
> >
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> > this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices
>

I am running Vista Home premium on both systems.
The card slot is built into my laptop. I made a mistake before my desktop
uses a 2GB flash drive plugged directly into the computer. Both units are
San Disk units.
I formatted both using Vista itself with a full Fat32 format.

If you are using a USB card reader check the following link one of the fixes
may apply:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b936003


"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news1D5B130-0836-4E1E-A848-(E-Mail Removed)...
> On the format Disk screen (before formatting) it says under capacity: 969
> MB.
> When I change to FAT32 it doesnt change the capacity in that window. Ive
> tried both formats, but no matter what I do, it formats it to 969 MB.
>
> You said that you use 2 GB sd cards with your computer...I have some
> questions for you:
> What type of card reader do you use? and
> Which version of Vista do you use?
>
> I use a Lexar card reader which worked fine on my old laptop (vista home
> basic) and my desktop (XP).
>
> Could it be an issue with the card reader?
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause of
>> your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger data
>> and
>> index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB
>> drive.
>> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt
>> >seem
>> > to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
>> >
>> > Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works
>> > fine
>> > in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as having
>> > 2GB
>> > of
>> > storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it with
>> > my
>> > Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card, it
>> > says
>> > that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only
>> > 969MB
>> > of
>> > space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only
>> > with
>> > half the storage capacity.
>> >
>> > I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at square
>> > one.
>> >
>> > Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my
>> > 2GB
>> > card with my laptop.
>> >
>> > This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
>> > 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
>> > 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
>> > 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
>> > 4. Numerous other attempts
>> >
>> > Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
>> > 969mb.
>> >
>> >
>> > ----------------
>> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
>> > "I
>> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
>> > this
>> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
>> > then
>> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>> >
>> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices
>>

None of those updates fixed the issue im having. I tried contacting hp,
since my laptop is a compaq, they didnt know anything. I downloaded some
update from compaq, but the problem remains. I also tried contacting
sandisk, they didnt know anything but said it may an issue with the card
reader. I checked lexar's website, since I use a lexar card reader, and it
said there are no drivers needed for vista.

I think I may have narrowed the problem down to the card reader since that
seems to be the only difference between you and I: you are using a built in
card reader and I am using and external one. everything else is the same:
sandisk 2 gb card and vista home premium edition.

Do you know anyone else who uses and external card reader with a 2 gb sd
card successfully on Vista home premium?


"JW" wrote:

> I am running Vista Home premium on both systems.
> The card slot is built into my laptop. I made a mistake before my desktop
> uses a 2GB flash drive plugged directly into the computer. Both units are
> San Disk units.
> I formatted both using Vista itself with a full Fat32 format.
>
> If you are using a USB card reader check the following link one of the fixes
> may apply:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b936003
>
>
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news1D5B130-0836-4E1E-A848-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > On the format Disk screen (before formatting) it says under capacity: 969
> > MB.
> > When I change to FAT32 it doesnt change the capacity in that window. Ive
> > tried both formats, but no matter what I do, it formats it to 969 MB.
> >
> > You said that you use 2 GB sd cards with your computer...I have some
> > questions for you:
> > What type of card reader do you use? and
> > Which version of Vista do you use?
> >
> > I use a Lexar card reader which worked fine on my old laptop (vista home
> > basic) and my desktop (XP).
> >
> > Could it be an issue with the card reader?
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause of
> >> your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger data
> >> and
> >> index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB
> >> drive.
> >> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt
> >> >seem
> >> > to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
> >> >
> >> > Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works
> >> > fine
> >> > in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as having
> >> > 2GB
> >> > of
> >> > storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it with
> >> > my
> >> > Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card, it
> >> > says
> >> > that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only
> >> > 969MB
> >> > of
> >> > space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only
> >> > with
> >> > half the storage capacity.
> >> >
> >> > I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at square
> >> > one.
> >> >
> >> > Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my
> >> > 2GB
> >> > card with my laptop.
> >> >
> >> > This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
> >> > 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
> >> > 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
> >> > 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
> >> > 4. Numerous other attempts
> >> >
> >> > Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
> >> > 969mb.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----------------
> >> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> >> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the
> >> > "I
> >> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow
> >> > this
> >> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and
> >> > then
> >> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >> >
> >> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices
> >>
>

My 8 months old HP laptop has a flash card slot on the left side right by
the front of the case. Check your Compaq might have the same.
"Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news0829B00-5FA3-412C-B614-(E-Mail Removed)...
> None of those updates fixed the issue im having. I tried contacting hp,
> since my laptop is a compaq, they didnt know anything. I downloaded some
> update from compaq, but the problem remains. I also tried contacting
> sandisk, they didnt know anything but said it may an issue with the card
> reader. I checked lexar's website, since I use a lexar card reader, and
> it
> said there are no drivers needed for vista.
>
> I think I may have narrowed the problem down to the card reader since that
> seems to be the only difference between you and I: you are using a built
> in
> card reader and I am using and external one. everything else is the same:
> sandisk 2 gb card and vista home premium edition.
>
> Do you know anyone else who uses and external card reader with a 2 gb sd
> card successfully on Vista home premium?
>
>
> "JW" wrote:
>
>> I am running Vista Home premium on both systems.
>> The card slot is built into my laptop. I made a mistake before my desktop
>> uses a 2GB flash drive plugged directly into the computer. Both units are
>> San Disk units.
>> I formatted both using Vista itself with a full Fat32 format.
>>
>> If you are using a USB card reader check the following link one of the
>> fixes
>> may apply:
>>
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b936003
>>
>>
>> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news1D5B130-0836-4E1E-A848-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > On the format Disk screen (before formatting) it says under capacity:
>> > 969
>> > MB.
>> > When I change to FAT32 it doesnt change the capacity in that window.
>> > Ive
>> > tried both formats, but no matter what I do, it formats it to 969 MB.
>> >
>> > You said that you use 2 GB sd cards with your computer...I have some
>> > questions for you:
>> > What type of card reader do you use? and
>> > Which version of Vista do you use?
>> >
>> > I use a Lexar card reader which worked fine on my old laptop (vista
>> > home
>> > basic) and my desktop (XP).
>> >
>> > Could it be an issue with the card reader?
>> >
>> > "JW" wrote:
>> >
>> >> If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause
>> >> of
>> >> your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger
>> >> data
>> >> and
>> >> index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB
>> >> drive.
>> >> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> >I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there
>> >> >doesnt
>> >> >seem
>> >> > to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
>> >> >
>> >> > Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card
>> >> > works
>> >> > fine
>> >> > in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as
>> >> > having
>> >> > 2GB
>> >> > of
>> >> > storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it
>> >> > with
>> >> > my
>> >> > Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card,
>> >> > it
>> >> > says
>> >> > that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only
>> >> > 969MB
>> >> > of
>> >> > space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only
>> >> > with
>> >> > half the storage capacity.
>> >> >
>> >> > I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at
>> >> > square
>> >> > one.
>> >> >
>> >> > Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my
>> >> > 2GB
>> >> > card with my laptop.
>> >> >
>> >> > This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
>> >> > 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
>> >> > 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
>> >> > 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
>> >> > 4. Numerous other attempts
>> >> >
>> >> > Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down
>> >> > to
>> >> > 969mb.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > ----------------
>> >> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
>> >> > the
>> >> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
>> >> > the
>> >> > "I
>> >> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
>> >> > follow
>> >> > this
>> >> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader
>> >> > and
>> >> > then
>> >> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>> >> >
>> >> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices
>> >>
>>

I wish it did but mine doesn't

"JW" wrote:

> My 8 months old HP laptop has a flash card slot on the left side right by
> the front of the case. Check your Compaq might have the same.
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news0829B00-5FA3-412C-B614-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > None of those updates fixed the issue im having. I tried contacting hp,
> > since my laptop is a compaq, they didnt know anything. I downloaded some
> > update from compaq, but the problem remains. I also tried contacting
> > sandisk, they didnt know anything but said it may an issue with the card
> > reader. I checked lexar's website, since I use a lexar card reader, and
> > it
> > said there are no drivers needed for vista.
> >
> > I think I may have narrowed the problem down to the card reader since that
> > seems to be the only difference between you and I: you are using a built
> > in
> > card reader and I am using and external one. everything else is the same:
> > sandisk 2 gb card and vista home premium edition.
> >
> > Do you know anyone else who uses and external card reader with a 2 gb sd
> > card successfully on Vista home premium?
> >
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> I am running Vista Home premium on both systems.
> >> The card slot is built into my laptop. I made a mistake before my desktop
> >> uses a 2GB flash drive plugged directly into the computer. Both units are
> >> San Disk units.
> >> I formatted both using Vista itself with a full Fat32 format.
> >>
> >> If you are using a USB card reader check the following link one of the
> >> fixes
> >> may apply:
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b936003
> >>
> >>
> >> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news1D5B130-0836-4E1E-A848-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > On the format Disk screen (before formatting) it says under capacity:
> >> > 969
> >> > MB.
> >> > When I change to FAT32 it doesnt change the capacity in that window.
> >> > Ive
> >> > tried both formats, but no matter what I do, it formats it to 969 MB.
> >> >
> >> > You said that you use 2 GB sd cards with your computer...I have some
> >> > questions for you:
> >> > What type of card reader do you use? and
> >> > Which version of Vista do you use?
> >> >
> >> > I use a Lexar card reader which worked fine on my old laptop (vista
> >> > home
> >> > basic) and my desktop (XP).
> >> >
> >> > Could it be an issue with the card reader?
> >> >
> >> > "JW" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause
> >> >> of
> >> >> your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger
> >> >> data
> >> >> and
> >> >> index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB
> >> >> drive.
> >> >> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there
> >> >> >doesnt
> >> >> >seem
> >> >> > to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card
> >> >> > works
> >> >> > fine
> >> >> > in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as
> >> >> > having
> >> >> > 2GB
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card,
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > says
> >> >> > that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only
> >> >> > 969MB
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > half the storage capacity.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at
> >> >> > square
> >> >> > one.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my
> >> >> > 2GB
> >> >> > card with my laptop.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
> >> >> > 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
> >> >> > 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
> >> >> > 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
> >> >> > 4. Numerous other attempts
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > 969mb.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > ----------------
> >> >> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > "I
> >> >> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button,
> >> >> > follow
> >> >> > this
> >> >> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > then
> >> >> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices
> >> >>
> >>
>

I have a 2 GB Kingston Mini-SD memory card running fine under 64-bit
Vista. It is formatted with NTFS and it shows up with a correct
capacity of 1.91 GB. I am using an internal ULTRA multi-card reader on
a system that I put together myself.


Greg wrote:
> I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt seem
> to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
>
> Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works fine
> in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as having 2GB of
> storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it with my
> Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card, it says
> that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only 969MB of
> space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only with
> half the storage capacity.
>
> I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at square one.
>
> Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my 2GB
> card with my laptop.
>
> This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
> 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
> 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
> 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
> 4. Numerous other attempts
>
> Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
> 969mb.
>
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...rdware_devices

Forgot to mention that I'm running Vista Ultimate (64-bit).

Ed wrote:
> I have a 2 GB Kingston Mini-SD memory card running fine under 64-bit
> Vista. It is formatted with NTFS and it shows up with a correct
> capacity of 1.91 GB. I am using an internal ULTRA multi-card reader on
> a system that I put together myself.
>
>
> Greg wrote:
>> I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there doesnt
>> seem to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
>>
>> Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card works
>> fine in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as
>> having 2GB of storage. However, the card does not show up when I try
>> to use it with my Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to
>> select the card, it says that it needs to be formatted. When I go
>> ahead and format it, only 969MB of space is remaining. After it
>> formats, it works like it should, only with half the storage capacity.
>> I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at
>> square one.
>> Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my
>> 2GB card with my laptop.
>>
>> This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
>> 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
>> 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
>> 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
>> 4. Numerous other attempts
>>
>> Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down to
>> 969mb.
>>
>> ----------------
>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click
>> the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the
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I am having just about the same problems everyone else on here is having. I
have a 2 GB SD memory card that I cannot get formatted on my laptop. Did a
scan for possible drivers, and was informed I was already using the
recommended driver (built in Microsoft). Tried doing whatever one else and
here tried doing, but also made sure that there was an existing pathway from
my computer to my F drive. There was not. So, I established an existing
pathway and thought it would work. Every time I've tried to format the
memory card it keeps saying that windows was unable to complete the
formatting process. I've tried everything mentioned on this thread, and it
has not worked? Now what?
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"JW" wrote:

> My 8 months old HP laptop has a flash card slot on the left side right by
> the front of the case. Check your Compaq might have the same.
> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news0829B00-5FA3-412C-B614-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > None of those updates fixed the issue im having. I tried contacting hp,
> > since my laptop is a compaq, they didnt know anything. I downloaded some
> > update from compaq, but the problem remains. I also tried contacting
> > sandisk, they didnt know anything but said it may an issue with the card
> > reader. I checked lexar's website, since I use a lexar card reader, and
> > it
> > said there are no drivers needed for vista.
> >
> > I think I may have narrowed the problem down to the card reader since that
> > seems to be the only difference between you and I: you are using a built
> > in
> > card reader and I am using and external one. everything else is the same:
> > sandisk 2 gb card and vista home premium edition.
> >
> > Do you know anyone else who uses and external card reader with a 2 gb sd
> > card successfully on Vista home premium?
> >
> >
> > "JW" wrote:
> >
> >> I am running Vista Home premium on both systems.
> >> The card slot is built into my laptop. I made a mistake before my desktop
> >> uses a 2GB flash drive plugged directly into the computer. Both units are
> >> San Disk units.
> >> I formatted both using Vista itself with a full Fat32 format.
> >>
> >> If you are using a USB card reader check the following link one of the
> >> fixes
> >> may apply:
> >>
> >> http://support.microsoft.com/default...en-us%3b936003
> >>
> >>
> >> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news1D5B130-0836-4E1E-A848-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > On the format Disk screen (before formatting) it says under capacity:
> >> > 969
> >> > MB.
> >> > When I change to FAT32 it doesnt change the capacity in that window.
> >> > Ive
> >> > tried both formats, but no matter what I do, it formats it to 969 MB.
> >> >
> >> > You said that you use 2 GB sd cards with your computer...I have some
> >> > questions for you:
> >> > What type of card reader do you use? and
> >> > Which version of Vista do you use?
> >> >
> >> > I use a Lexar card reader which worked fine on my old laptop (vista
> >> > home
> >> > basic) and my desktop (XP).
> >> >
> >> > Could it be an issue with the card reader?
> >> >
> >> > "JW" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> If you formatted it with NTFS instead of Fat32 then that is the cause
> >> >> of
> >> >> your problem since NTFS in order to support larger HDDs uses bigger
> >> >> data
> >> >> and
> >> >> index blocks and is therefore not at all appropriate for use on a 2GB
> >> >> drive.
> >> >> "Greg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> >> news:A2EDC608-C060-4D6C-9EB2-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> >I have noticed several others with this same problem, but there
> >> >> >doesnt
> >> >> >seem
> >> >> > to be a well defined solution that I have found yet.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Here is my problem: I have a 2GB sd card (San Disk). The card
> >> >> > works
> >> >> > fine
> >> >> > in my Palm TX as well as on Windows XP machines and shows up as
> >> >> > having
> >> >> > 2GB
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > storage. However, the card does not show up when I try to use it
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > my
> >> >> > Laptop which runs Vista Home Premium. When I go to select the card,
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > says
> >> >> > that it needs to be formatted. When I go ahead and format it, only
> >> >> > 969MB
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > space is remaining. After it formats, it works like it should, only
> >> >> > with
> >> >> > half the storage capacity.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > I can format it back to 2 GB in my Palm TX, but then I'm back at
> >> >> > square
> >> >> > one.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Has anyone found a solution for this problem? I just want to use my
> >> >> > 2GB
> >> >> > card with my laptop.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This is driving me crazy. Hence I have tried many ways to fix this:
> >> >> > 1. The Panasonic sd card formatter
> >> >> > 2. The toshiba sd card formatter
> >> >> > 3. Downloading the sd hotfix from microsoft KB936825
> >> >> > 4. Numerous other attempts
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Nothing works and the card will not work without formatting it down
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > 969mb.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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