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Pen drive not opening

When i connect a scandisk (8GB) pen drive to my desk top (assembled) the indication appears on the screen as if the drive is detected but when i try to open it from myu computer it doesn`t show the device.???

  • Anonymous Jan 20, 2009

    as i had reported earlier regarding my scandisk pen drive getting detected but not opening.. as per your recommendations i downloaded Xp service pack 3 and then tried .. but in vain.. the status is still the same..

    however when i opened it on a vista it worked..

    i`ve tried the ports on the rear of the cpu as well and both in front.. the moment i connect the pen drive i get the indication on the right bottom and also it shows that the device is working properly but when i try to access the pen drive it doesn`t show ...??

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What Operating SYstem are you using? XP or Vista? An what service pack? (Check this by pressing the Windows key + the Paue/Break key together)

Firstly, if you are plugging the pen drive in to the front USB, try the USB ports at the back. Many times this works.

Secondly, It's a known problem that XP with SP1 doesn't detect many pen drives correctly.

If that's the case, download service Pack 3 from microsoft's site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspxFamilyID=5B33B5A8-5E76-401FBE08-1E1555D4F3D4&displaylang=en

HTH,
Deboo

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