I see. This is cross posted to general, too.
"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Been here for about three months, John. But not in vista.general. No
> way.
>
> "John Barnes" <jbarnes@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uU%23XL5lcIHA.2000@xxxxxx Quote:
>> 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
>>>>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>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>> >