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Windows ME not assigning a letter to a removable USB disk
Hope somebody can help. I have two removable USB mass storage devices
installed, one is my Fuji digital camera and one is an Oracom MP3 player. They have both worked perfectly well until recently. Unfortunately I cannot identify exactly when they stopped working correctly. When I connect either of these items, via USB, they are not assigned a letter. If I look in My Computer they do not exist. They do exist under Device Manager. If, under Device Manager, I manually assign a letter when the computer restarts to accept the changes, the manually assigned letters are active and the devices are visible under My Computer. Unfortunately, it only appears temporary as when I reboot my computer and re-connect the USB devices they, again, are not assigned a letter. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software, including drivers, associated with both the camera and the MP3 player, with no effect. |
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Windows ME not assigning a letter to a removable USB disk
Try this
Power down Physically unplug all USB Devices Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL USB Devices and Controllers Remove ALL error-flagged devices Reboot to Normal Mode Plug in USB devices one at a time, and get each recognised before proceeding to the next See if that cures it -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Bernard Johnson" wrote in message ... Hope somebody can help. I have two removable USB mass storage devices installed, one is my Fuji digital camera and one is an Oracom MP3 player. They have both worked perfectly well until recently. Unfortunately I cannot identify exactly when they stopped working correctly. When I connect either of these items, via USB, they are not assigned a letter. If I look in My Computer they do not exist. They do exist under Device Manager. If, under Device Manager, I manually assign a letter when the computer restarts to accept the changes, the manually assigned letters are active and the devices are visible under My Computer. Unfortunately, it only appears temporary as when I reboot my computer and re-connect the USB devices they, again, are not assigned a letter. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software, including drivers, associated with both the camera and the MP3 player, with no effect. |
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Windows ME not assigning a letter to a removable USB disk
If you are not already doing so, try connecting via a 'powered hub'. It may
cost 'a few bob', but if successful it may be money well spent, plus it will give you a few more USB ports to expand to, anyway g Mart "Bernard Johnson" wrote in message ... Sorry, didn't work. One thing I have now noticed is that if I power the PC up with the device connected it is assigned a letter. If I power up without the device connected and then connect it, it is not assigned a letter. -- Bernard Johnson Take out the TRASH to reply "Noel Paton" wrote in message ... Try this Power down Physically unplug all USB Devices Reboot to Safe Mode Open Device Manager Remove ALL USB Devices and Controllers Remove ALL error-flagged devices Reboot to Normal Mode Plug in USB devices one at a time, and get each recognised before proceeding to the next See if that cures it -- Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2004, Win9x) Nil Carborundum Illegitemi http://www.btinternet.com/~winnoel/millsrpch.htm Please read http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm on how to post messages to NG's or http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f.../Mar27pmvp.asp "Bernard Johnson" wrote in message ... Hope somebody can help. I have two removable USB mass storage devices installed, one is my Fuji digital camera and one is an Oracom MP3 player. They have both worked perfectly well until recently. Unfortunately I cannot identify exactly when they stopped working correctly. When I connect either of these items, via USB, they are not assigned a letter. If I look in My Computer they do not exist. They do exist under Device Manager. If, under Device Manager, I manually assign a letter when the computer restarts to accept the changes, the manually assigned letters are active and the devices are visible under My Computer. Unfortunately, it only appears temporary as when I reboot my computer and re-connect the USB devices they, again, are not assigned a letter. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the software, including drivers, associated with both the camera and the MP3 player, with no effect. |
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