Cal Bear '66

This solution has worked for some people with problematic USB devices:

Locate the file INFCACHE.1 in C:\Windows\inf

Right click on the INFCACHE.1 file, select Properties >Security > Edit, and give
your account full control.

Delete INFCACHE.1, or rename it to INFCACHE.1.BAK or temporarily move to your
desktop.

REBOOT

Try plugging in your USB devices again.


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"SandyG" <SandyG@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CE0B9ED6-27B6-4601-8A9F-F8572E4BF114@microsoft.com...
>I am having exactly the same issue with USB Flash Drives. I have several --
> some install and others don't. Vista cannot find the drivers anywhere for the
> problem drives and neither can I. All the drives work fine on my XP based
> laptop.
>
> "Pi" wrote:
>
>> I have a 60Gb 5th generation ipod and several usb flash drives that used to
>> be recognized by Windows XP's native Plug and Play driver scheme. However,
>> after a clean install of Vista Ultimate 32-bit, Windows is unable to find
>> drivers for any of my devices. I have followed other discussions and tried
>> things such as leaving devices plugged in and rebooting, directing Windows to
>> search for drivers in the C:\Windows folder, installing updates from Windows
>> Update, and other attempts. I am at the end of my creativity about getting
>> my ipod and flash drives to install so that I can use them. Having tried
>> previous suggestions, I'm stumped. Any ideas? Has Microsoft basically
>> dropped plug and play support in Vista? This would be an odd move, as these
>> devices are so widespread...