Ventured back into the pit again, Colin :-)
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:576D3F19-ACB1-4914-9509-DE54AF7E8AA6@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Do you have a system restore point far enough back that could get your
> registry right again if that's the problem?
>
> "Michael Faklis" <Michael_Faklis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eEOcOblcIHA.5400@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I think my problem may be corruption in the registry, where drive letters
>>may be assigned.
>>
>> The problem started last month. Prior to that I had no problems
>> attaching new storage devices. Then I bought a new PNY 8gb thumb drive
>> certified for Vista ReadyBoost. That memory stick didn't work in Vista
>> so I returned it and got the SanDisk 8gb thumb drive. That didn't work
>> either. Now new external hard drives and thumb drives aren't assigned
>> drive letters, and Vista claims they are an "Unknown Device". Hard
>> drives and thumb drives that were in use prior to the PNY drive still
>> work in Vista.
>>
>> - Michael Faklis
>>
>>
>> "Bob" <nowhere@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:sMadnYiBit2GXSTanZ2dnUVZ_gKdnZ2d@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Same problem here with WD external drive. I have not been able to find a
>>> solution but I have found a pain in the ass workaround. I plug the drive
>>> into my XP machine where it is recognized and then connect it back to
>>> the Vista machine. Vista then recognizes it for a week or two then the
>>> cycle starts again.
>>>
>>> "Michael Faklis" <Michael_Faklis@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:%23n2$P7kcIHA.5348@xxxxxx
>>>> My Vista Ultimate laptop stopped assigning driver letters to new
>>>> external
>>>> drives, whether external hard drives or thumb drives. Old thumb drives
>>>> I
>>>> used in the past are still recognized. This problem is happening on my
>>>> new
>>>> Western Digital 1 tb external drive, whether using USB 2 or Firewire
>>>> 400.
>>>> It is also happening on my new SanDisk 8gb U3 thumb drive and a new PNY
>>>> 1gb
>>>> U3 thumb drive.
>>>> When inserted, Vista starts loading driver drivers for the device, but
>>>> then
>>>> claims the drive is an "Unknown Device". For the external hard drive,
>>>> the
>>>> driver software installation finds the WD My Book USB Device, USB Human
>>>> Interface Device, USB Mass Storage Device, USB Composite Device, and
>>>> then it
>>>> fails to find "Unidentified Device". Device Manger shows the WD My
>>>> Book USB
>>>> Device under disk drives, and also an Unknown device under Other
>>>> devices.
>>>> Disk Management shows the drive, but without a drive letter. My
>>>> computer
>>>> shows nothing for this drive.
>>>> All of these drives work fine on my older XP Pro laptop.
>>>> Please tell me why a drive letter is not being assigned to this
>>>> "Unknown
>>>> Device" and how do I correct this problem.
>>>>
>>>> - Michael Faklis <Michael_Faklis@xxxxxx>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> >