usb drive problems

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andrew

hi guys,

i recently bought a Crucial Gizmo USB Flash drive.

Following the instructions, i inserted it into my Toshiba
laptop running XP Home SP1. Ba Da Bing , no problem,
installed and running itself. Shows as a drive.

Now when i inserted it into my desktop machine running XP
Pro SP1, started to install then said it couldnt find the
drivers for the device.

I am confused as surely it should have just done as the
laptop did?

Now every time it shows up with a yellow "!" in device
manager and cannot operate...code 1 problem with the
drivers.

I have looked on the web but i cannot see any drivers for
the USB Mass Storage Device as seen by my laptop. Should i
try the 98 drivers supplied by Crucial?

Any or all help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

N.Ireland
 
thezyco said:
Dont the drivers for theses things come on the device itself in a little
partition?
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Alternately, check the manufacturer's website. If the USB drive was
formatted or otherwise altered from the Out-of-the-Box condition, they may
be missing. I'm not familiar with the brand, but I'm presuming this drive is
from the memory distributor Crucial.com? They are a known reliable company,
at least in my experience, so I would start with either a visit to their
website, as suggested, or a phone call to their Tech Support.
 
thezyco said:
Dont the drivers for theses things come on the device itself in a little
partition?
Click to expand...
Alternately, check the manufacturer's website. If the USB drive was
formatted or otherwise altered from the Out-of-the-Box condition, they may
be missing. I'm not familiar with the brand, but I'm presuming this drive is
from the memory distributor Crucial.com? They are a known reliable company,
at least in my experience, so I would start with either a visit to their
website, as suggested, or a phone call to their Tech Support.
 
It is unlikely that 98 or ME drivers will work. 2000
drivers might work. However, the better question is why
XP Pro did have the drivers when XP home did?

I have a flash card and both home and Pro like it.

Is it possible that the Pro installation intentionally let
off some drivers? The IT departments of some companies
could be worried that enabled USB ports would be "security
holes". If a company machine, ask about USB.

If the PC running Pro is a personal machine, then the
problem could be (1) incomplete/corrupt installation of XP
or SP1, (2) USB not enabled in the BIOS.

It might also be worth checking with the flash drive maker
to se whether they are aware of any general issues, or
know of any tricks to help.
 
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