Windows Vista USB Mass Storage Device driver problem

> I'm plugging a Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Harddrive into my HP Pavilion
> dv9208nr Notebook running Windows Vista Home Premium and the drivers will
> not
> load. Everytime I try re-installing the driver, I get the following
> message:
> Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your
> device. Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an
> error while attempting to install it. USB Mass Storage Device.
>
> I have uninstalled the USB Root Hubs and I have deleted the INFCACHE file.
>
> Any other ideas of how I can get the drivers to load?
> --
> chris

> I'm plugging a Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Harddrive into my HP Pavilion
> dv9208nr Notebook running Windows Vista Home Premium and the drivers will
> not
> load. Everytime I try re-installing the driver, I get the following
> message:
> Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your
> device. Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an
> error while attempting to install it. USB Mass Storage Device.
>
> I have uninstalled the USB Root Hubs and I have deleted the INFCACHE file.
>
> Any other ideas of how I can get the drivers to load?
> --
> chris

> cb40oz,
>
> You likely have some corrupted inf related files (over and above the
> infcache.1) that could be the source of your problem. The following article
> describes how to recover a corrupted Vista data base, such as you seem to
> have:
>
> http://forums.logitech.com/logitech/...essage.id=4357
>
> The above described procedure is more extensive than the one where you
> remove the one infcache.1 file. If you decide to perform this procedure, on
> the first reboot after completing the effort, connect your USB device(s).
> Upon booting, Windows will commence installing some (maybe all) your USB
> devices automatically. If Windows asks for drivers, point it toward
> C:\Windows\System32.
>
> Of the for individuals I know of who performed this procedure on this forum,
> all of them reported that their USB recognition problems were 100% resolved.
> Post back on results.
> --
> freddy
>
>
> "cb40oz" wrote:
>

> > I'm plugging a Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Harddrive into my HP Pavilion
> > dv9208nr Notebook running Windows Vista Home Premium and the drivers will not
> > load. Everytime I try re-installing the driver, I get the following message:
> > Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your
> > device. Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an
> > error while attempting to install it. USB Mass Storage Device.
> >
> > I have uninstalled the USB Root Hubs and I have deleted the INFCACHE file.
> >
> > Any other ideas of how I can get the drivers to load?
> > --
> > chris

>
> "cb40oz" <cb40oz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C30BDEB1-F86C-4345-AC70-70EC703DEC74@microsoft.com...

> > I'm plugging a Seagate FreeAgent Desktop Harddrive into my HP Pavilion
> > dv9208nr Notebook running Windows Vista Home Premium and the drivers will
> > not
> > load. Everytime I try re-installing the driver, I get the following
> > message:
> > Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your
> > device. Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an
> > error while attempting to install it. USB Mass Storage Device.
> >
> > I have uninstalled the USB Root Hubs and I have deleted the INFCACHE file.
> >
> > Any other ideas of how I can get the drivers to load?
> > --
> > chris

>
> Have you tried using a different USB port? Sometimes on certain laptops,
> some of the USB ports are under-powered. And sometimes they are defective.
>