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try double clicking on the device itself in device manager and reinstalling driver.. windows does have the driver, but sometimes it needs a little push to use it..
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try double clicking on the device itself in device manager and reinstalling driver.. windows does have the driver, but sometimes it needs a little push to use it..

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can you see the usb drive in compute manager if so this mcould just be an issue withy the drive letter assignment which you can change in computer manager
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can you see the usb drive in compute manager if so this mcould just be an issue withy the drive letter assignment which you can change in computer manager

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Just in case you are not used to computer manager the route to get to it is<br />
control panal&gt;administrative tools &gt;&nbsp;computer management&gt; disk management 
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Just in case you are not used to computer manager the route to get to it is
control panal>administrative tools > computer management> disk management

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does teh problem happen only when the usb hard disk is pluged ? or all the time<br />
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waiting for your reply
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does teh problem happen only when the usb hard disk is pluged ? or all the time

waiting for your reply

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I will be onsite tomorrow and I will try all of these tips.<br />
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Thanks
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I will be onsite tomorrow and I will try all of these tips.

Thanks

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try this too :<br />
unplug pc from power for 30 minutes<br />
then test
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try this too :
unplug pc from power for 30 minutes
then test

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did you manage to resolve this issue?
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:) waiting for the author reply
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Working great, thats for the info
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I have a new computer the will not recgonize any memory stick that I plug into any usb port. &nbsp;It puts the device in the device manager, but it will not set it up so it can be used as a drive. &nbsp;I have an external seagate 300 gb hard drive that will work, but a memory stick will not. &nbsp;I tried installing a usb pci adapter in the computer and it did the same thing. &nbsp;<br />
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I have a new computer the will not recgonize any memory stick that I plug into any usb port.  It puts the device in the device manager, but it will not set it up so it can be used as a drive.  I have an external seagate 300 gb hard drive that will work, but a memory stick will not.  I tried installing a usb pci adapter in the computer and it did the same thing.  



Microsoft, Windows, XP Pro, USB memory stick not recognized

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