Hi Onkar,

I seem to have misunderstood your earlier post where I read it that the
substituted copy(s) XP copies of the missing USBSTOR.SYS file(s) HAD
resolved the issue.

In your second post, you said :-

... and USB Mass
Storage device gets detected.

Are you now saying that substitution did NOT work after all?

If so, then I'm not really surprised as I wonder just what other files may
be missing and I did allude to the only (probably useful) alternative
solution was a clean install (including wiping - or better, formatting -
your HDD) a fresh copy of WinMe.

BTW - Did you manage to find a copy of the BASE2.CAB file/folder?

Mart



"Onkar" wrote in message
...
Dear Mart,

hehe, i have just tried, yet my USB is not accepting mass storage device.
i
dont want to solve this problem by formatting. .

"Mart" wrote:

Onkar wrote :-

... and USB Mass
Storage device gets detected.

Well, that's certainly sounds like a 'satisfactory' (maybe temporary?)
workaround. Not too sure if it won't cause issues further down the line -
depends on what other files and folders are missing I suppose. But as
long
as it achieves results for your immediate needs then that's what's
important.

Thanks for the follow-up Onkar and good luck

Mart


"Onkar" wrote in message
...
Mart,
Thanks for the response. I have Windows XP SP2 machine. I tried to
import
USBTOR reg from a machine in which USBSTOR.SYS file exists, and USB
Mass
Storage device gets detected.



"Mart" wrote:

Onkar, either one of two reasons :-

1. Someone has deleted it. - or 'Hidden' it!!
2. The OEM - in their wisdom - has located the BASE2.CAB elsewhere on
your
HDD or did not provide it at all in their specific version of Windows
ME.(unlikely)

You could try 'Searching' the whole of your HDD (or even your WinMe
CD)
for
the BASE2.CAB file/folder using Windows Explorer. Once you've found
BASE2.CAB, then you can continue with the instructions below.

If however, you can't find a copy of BASE2.CAB anywhere on your HDD,
my
guess is that reason 1. is the cause and that essentially means that
if
it
has been deleted, you've got a 'damaged' version of WinMe and you
really
need to consider a clean installation of WinMe.

If it has been 'Hidden', you'll need to enable the 'Show hidden files
and
folders' option in Windows Explorer.

Good luck

Mart



"Onkar" wrote in message
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C:Windows\Options\Instal or CABS folder
^^^^^^^

Hi Mart,
In C:\Windows there is no folder with the name Options.

"Mart" wrote:

When it asks for usbntmap.sys and usbstor.sys files, you need to
browse
(navigate) to the C:Windows\Options\Instal or CABS folder, where
there
*should* be a complete copy of your WinMe Setup files and the
installation
of the USB files should then continue.

(The folder which you should be looking for [Instal or CABS] is the
one
containing a whole series of .cab files - including BASE2.CAB which
contains
the two required files.)

Mart



"ScarlemsFinest" wrote
in
message
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I am trying to use my memory stick in my USB but it is not letting
me
use
it
because the following files are not found. Is there anyway to
download
these
files???