Check your USB settings in DEVICE MANAGER. XP may be shutting off the USB
ports after bootup to conserve power. There is a box you can check or
un-check depending on your preferences.
"Dan" <intmad8er@aol.com> wrote in message
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> I just tried to install a Simpletech USB Flash Drive (256
> Meg) on my WinXP Pro PC and laptop and neither system
> placed the drive in My Computer or Windows Explorer. If I
> reboot with the device installed it will show up. I know
> that the device works because I have tried it in another
> XP Box.
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