topic Re: Flash drive problem in Installation & update

Flash drive problem

lagodue — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 02:45:52 GMT

I have one of those little USB flash drives that provide very fast and portable storage for file transfer from 'puter to 'puter. It is recognized on one Compaq and one HP computer, but on the 3rd HP, it can't be detected, despite all the usual diagnostics. All machines are relatively new, and all are running Windows XP Home.

Any idea what's going on here? I have tried it in several USB ports, to no avail.

Re: Flash drive problem

Djordje — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:06:53 GMT

lagodue wrote:
I have one of those little USB flash drives that provide very fast and portable storage for file transfer from 'puter to 'puter. It is recognized on one Compaq and one HP computer, but on the 3rd HP, it can't be detected, despite all the usual diagnostics. All machines are relatively new, and all are running Windows XP Home.

Any idea what's going on here? I have tried it in several USB ports, to no avail.

Disk mapping. You don't have a free letter - and the flashes can't be the last in the line, after the mapped network disks.

Re: Flash drive problem

Barry Kelly — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:23:42 GMT

Djordje wrote:
lagodue wrote:
I have one of those little USB flash drives that provide very fast and portable storage for file transfer from 'puter to 'puter. It is recognized on one Compaq and one HP computer, but on the 3rd HP, it can't be detected, despite all the usual diagnostics. All machines are relatively new, and all are running Windows XP Home.

Any idea what's going on here? I have tried it in several USB ports, to no avail.
Disk mapping. You don't have a free letter - and the flashes can't be the last in the line, after the mapped network disks.

Or sometimes they are detected as an already mapped drive (say 😧 or E:) and therefore can't be seen.

Either way you need to go to where the drive mapping is controlled to sort it.

Barry.

Re: Flash drive problem

lagodue — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 03:42:29 GMT

djordje djives
<<Disk mapping. You don't have a free letter - and the flashes can't be the last in the line, after the mapped network disks>>

OK - Vanna, can I buy a vowel?

How can I fix this disk mapping problem? Almost identical other machines don't have this problem.

Re: Flash drive problem

Barry Kelly — Mon, 12 Dec 2005 04:03:57 GMT

lagodue wrote:
djordje djives
<<Disk mapping. You don't have a free letter - and the flashes can't be the last in the line, after the mapped network disks>>

OK - Vanna, can I buy a vowel?

How can I fix this disk mapping problem? Almost identical other machines don't have this problem.

Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management > Storage > Disk Management

This is where you can control the drive mapping.
Right click on a drive and you can change it's letter.
You shoud see the thumb drive there if you have it plugged in.

Barry.