Been here for about three months, John. But not in vista.general. No way.
"John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> 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
>>>> 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>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> >