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Old 10-01-2007   #9 (permalink)
Ali R


 
 

Re: External USB Hard Drive not working, Vista asking for drivers

I gave this a shot and it didn't work either. Presents the same problem as
before.

any other suggestions? I'm especially confused as to why (according to the
initial post) this would work on SOME Vista machines, but not ALL Vista
machines.

Ali R

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:
Quote:

> 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
>
> If this works for you, you can delete the INFCACHE.1 file. Windows will not
> recreate it.
>
>
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "Ali R" <Ali R@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:6664783D-EEEA-477A-AC96-F24A14DC6653@xxxxxx
Quote:

> >
> >
> > "Paul Walker" wrote:
> >
Quote:

> >>
> >> RE :
> >>
> >> Point driver installer to either
> >>
> >> C:\Windows\System32\drivers
> >>
> >> C:\Windows
> >>
> >> I will give these a go and report back.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Paul.
> >>
> >
> > I am having the EXACT same problem with the same drive. I tried pointing
> > Windows to System32\drivers to locate the drivers but it did not find any.
> > I also have similar problems for a number of USB flash drives. I have 4 in
> > total, and have only been able to get one of them to work. Even the flash
> > drives belonging to my colleagues don't get recognized by Vista on my machine.
> >
> > I too have Vista Ultimate and am experiencing the same issues. Please Help!!
> >
> > Ali R
>
>
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