Thanks for the suggestion but I already checked the WD website. There are
no Vista drivers for my particular model. There are about a dozen different
MyBook models. Mine is the "Essential".
"Curious" <mailmenot@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> When I upgraded from XP to Vista I had to get Vista drivers for my MyBook
> from the Western Digital Website.
> "Andy G" <georgi66@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ekQJlpNcJHA.5092@xxxxxx Quote:
>>I have a WD 250GB external hard drive, the MyBook. It works absolutely
>>fine on a HP laptop running XP, but on another HP laptop running Vista
>>Basic does not work properly. Symptoms as follows. Does not show in
>>Explorer. Shows in Device Manager and claims it's running properly, but
>>shows no Volume under the volumes tab. Shows in Computer Management, but
>>no details and cannot perform any operation on it, such as Change Drive
>>Letter or Delete and Create Volume. In Computer Management it shows as
>>Disk 1, but has no Drive Letter, and no status such as "Healthy".
>>
>> Any help appreciated, I have no idea how to get the drive back again.
>>
>> Andy G
>