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Cooler Dude
New Compaq laptop XP Home SP2
When I insert a USB 2 flash drive or an MP3 player, I see,
'Windows has detected new hardware'. I let it run through the
wizard, it appears to find the necessary driver to install but at
the end it reports a problem - missing file or file could not be
detected. However, the drive then shows in Explorer as mass
storage device E: and works perfectly.
The next time it's plugged in, I'm back to the 'Windows has
detected new hardware again'. If I don't let it run through the
wizard (and fail!), the drive will not appear in Explorer).
I should appreciate suggestions for a solution. I have a Windows
XP Home SP2 installation CD and a Drivers CD for the laptop, plus
access to another new desktop PC from which to copy files if
appropriate.
TIA
When I insert a USB 2 flash drive or an MP3 player, I see,
'Windows has detected new hardware'. I let it run through the
wizard, it appears to find the necessary driver to install but at
the end it reports a problem - missing file or file could not be
detected. However, the drive then shows in Explorer as mass
storage device E: and works perfectly.
The next time it's plugged in, I'm back to the 'Windows has
detected new hardware again'. If I don't let it run through the
wizard (and fail!), the drive will not appear in Explorer).
I should appreciate suggestions for a solution. I have a Windows
XP Home SP2 installation CD and a Drivers CD for the laptop, plus
access to another new desktop PC from which to copy files if
appropriate.
TIA