ThumbDrives

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When I used to plug in my SanDisk thumb drive, the computer used to recognize
it immediately and pop up a window showing its assigned location, where it
would also show up in Windows Explorer. Now it won't do either. How do I
restore this feature. Thanks for any help.
 
Add a System Level environment variable:
DevMgr_Show_NonPresent_Devices
Set it's value = 1
Then open Device Manager, click View - tic/check "Show Hidden
Devices". Expand the Disk Drives category, your SanDisk should be
in the listing shown grayed out/diminished tone. Right Click and then
from the Context Menu choose Delete.
Next Expand the Universal Serial Devices category - locate any "USB
Mass Storage Device" also grayed out and uninstall.
Then re-insert your SanDisk, XP should re-enumerate and install it
 
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