Re: USB Flash Drive does not appear in My Computer or Win Explorer

Posted: 10-07-2003, 10:52 PM

George Cruppi

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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
news:12d001c38ceb$e1b8e560$a401280a@phx.gbl...

> 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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Kym Bryant

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USB Flash Drive does not appear in My Computer or Win Explorer

Posted: 10-18-2003, 07:24 AM

I am wondering whether you have a solution to this problem
as Im haveing the same problem on my PC

the usb drive does work if I login as administrator but
when I login as a user I cannot see it.?

regards
Kym

>-----Original Message-----
>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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