compfixer101,
the storage did not come with a disc.
when I first connected this I rebooted and it stated it was installing new drivers.  Then it was looking for a driver.   I used a generic for the usb.  I rebooted and still it is not detecting maxtor.  I looked in hardware and it does not show.  there are no question marks.  

Hi sda100,
It is not detected in the device manager.  I am running windows 98se with 512 ram.
Under device manager ---usb controllers it shows the following:
generic usb hub
generic usb hub
usb root hub---this has the mouse on it
via tech 3038 pci to usb universal host controller

hi pgm554,
I tried that the other day after reading sda100 advice.  It did not work.  I called the company and they told me that drivers needed for the 3200 are only compatible with 2000 / XP.  Yet when I went to see about these drivers for 3200 they are not presented.  

Yes there is the option of getting a refund, but that was not my question.  I spoke with a high end programmer and he feels there may be a way around this.  For me to drive all that way again to get the 3100 would out of the question as well since I would need the 3200 for other systems I work on.  Clearly buying a new computer just to have xp would not be a sensible move.  Yes I've considered getting xp and I am currently waiting for it to arrive.  I also have 2000 but with the corruption that is present in my os I did not know if that would be wise.  I have an enormous amount of important information on my hard drive.  My system will not perform backups at all.  I bought this to transfer information and then reformat my hard drive.  the drive itself is fine.  My initial thought was to buy another internal and just swap but with the money I figured it would be wise to get the external that could be used for other purposes as well.  At this point I am waiting for more info.

Hi pgm554--The programmer I spoke with said there is a way to bypass this issue by using an external os.  But after some thought and more research I decided to return this.  This has been yet another learning experience.  What I also learned is that Maxtor is probably limited for a reason.  They probably have something going with Microsoft.  Since they dropped os 98 this is a way to push people into upgrading.  

I certainly agree Maxtor's website is misleading.  This time I will make sure of os coverage.  This one should include mac as well. :o)

Thanks