Vista - What is the problem with Vista and external USB hard drives?

Ricky wrote:
> Hang out in a Microsoft hosted newsgroup and take what comes. Get this.
> Windows users utilize that which comes with Windows.

Not very bright.

> People are not going to
> change for you Linsux lusers.

You mean YOU'RE not going to change. Too stupid to use a real news reader?

Alias
>
> "Alias" wrote:
>
>> Richard Urban wrote:
>>> Please! Take pity on those with older eyes or those who may have other
>>> vision problems.
>>>
>>> Use paragraphs, punctuation and Capitalization at the beginning of
>>> sentences. You were taught this in fifth grade. My old eyes can not read
>>> what you have posted - therefore I glossed over your post.
>>>
>> Don't top post with a sig delimiter so when people with real news
>> readers reply to your posts, it doesn't nuke the OP's post.
>>
>> Alias
>>

You may think you have superior punctuation skills but you certainly don't
demonstrate it. Your writing is what's juvenile.



"queen" wrote:

> this is the way i type when i am online, not typing a letter, legal document,
> etc. i type every day for a living; therefore, i get tired of typing. not
> trying to impress you or anyone else. if you don't like it, don't read or
> respond to my post. as far as what i was taught in the 5th grade, you have
> no clue. however, your reply proves that you are extremely juvenile --
> perhaps still living in the 5th grade?! p.s. my punctuation skills are far
> superior than you can even imagine. sorry i don't know about punctuation
> from the dinosaur age!
>
> to ryan, i've upgraded the WD drivers. yet today, Vista is refusing to
> recognize the drive at all. as i stated before, it will recognize it
> sometimes and install the drivers, then at other times it simply refuses to
> recognize it. unfortunately, i have not been able to see it under disk
> management so there is no way i can try to use the disk wizard to try to
> install it.
>
> any other suggestions? and, thanx for your reply.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Richard Urban" wrote:
>
> > Please! Take pity on those with older eyes or those who may have other
> > vision problems.
> >
> > Use paragraphs, punctuation and Capitalization at the beginning of
> > sentences. You were taught this in fifth grade. My old eyes can not read
> > what you have posted - therefore I glossed over your post.
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Richard Urban
> > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> > (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> >
> >
> >
> > "queen" <queen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:EE36B0C4-36A4-4C05-A058-95FA25AB954C@microsoft.com...
> > >i have an external USB hard drive (IDE 80gb western digital) that Vista
> > > Business 32-bit seems to have a problem with. sometimes it says the
> > > device
> > > drivers have been installed and the device is ready for use. then at
> > > other
> > > times, i get a message that says "one of the USB devices attached to this
> > > computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it." then it
> > > is
> > > listed as an "unknown device" in device manager. however, i have never
> > > been
> > > able to see it at all under disk management. i have been trying to get
> > > Vista
> > > to recognize this drive for (you know ....... i'm so angry, i'd rather not
> > > say!). this drive has already been formatted NTFS, as i used it for 2
> > > years
> > > with an older pc that has Windows XP on it. never had an issue with the
> > > drive and XP. i don't want to use it to boot Vista (i have a SATA 320gb
> > > western digital hard drive i boot Vista from). i want to use this smaller
> > > one as a storage device. i have about 20gb of information on this drive
> > > that
> > > i would like to access. i have upgraded all drivers (MOBO as well) so i
> > > don't know why i am continuing to have this problem. and the biggest
> > > headache of all is the fact that all my other USB devices are working
> > > properly and i have never had a problem with them, including my printer.
> > > and
> > > NO, it is not a power issue so please don't suggest it just to provide an
> > > answer. i'm extremely aggravated and agitated that no one has a solution
> > > to
> > > this issue, which should not be such a big issue to begin with. Microsoft
> > > knows of this and just refuses to address it, and i'm not surprised. i
> > > come
> > > here and find answers for this issue for Windows XP in the Windows Vista
> > > community. go figure! i have been around the world and i ........... i
> > > can't find my answer. plain and simple, i know some of you don't want to
> > > hear this nor do you have to agree, but Vista is one crazy OS. some times
> > > it
> > > feels like a nut, and some times it don't!
> >
> >

"Alias" <aka@maskedandanonymous.it> wrote in message
news:et9APm%23uHHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Richard Urban wrote:
>> Please! Take pity on those with older eyes or those who may have other
>> vision problems.
>>
>> Use paragraphs, punctuation and Capitalization at the beginning of
>> sentences. You were taught this in fifth grade. My old eyes can not read
>> what you have posted - therefore I glossed over your post.
>>
>
> Don't top post with a sig delimiter so when people with real news readers
> reply to your posts, it doesn't nuke the OP's post.
>
> Alias


Ah... the Ubuntu Ultimate Fanboi instructing others how to post. "...so when
people with real news readers..." man... how self absorbed can you get? Try
reading the Usenet rules on OT posts.

Lang

"queen" <queen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EE36B0C4-36A4-4C05-A058-95FA25AB954C@microsoft.com...
>i have an external USB hard drive (IDE 80gb western digital) that Vista
> Business 32-bit seems to have a problem with. sometimes it says the
> device
> drivers have been installed and the device is ready for use. then at
> other
> times, i get a message that says "one of the USB devices attached to this
> computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it." then it
> is
> listed as an "unknown device" in device manager. however, i have never
> been
> able to see it at all under disk management. i have been trying to get
> Vista
> to recognize this drive for (you know ....... i'm so angry, i'd rather not
> say!). this drive has already been formatted NTFS, as i used it for 2
> years
> with an older pc that has Windows XP on it. never had an issue with the
> drive and XP. i don't want to use it to boot Vista (i have a SATA 320gb
> western digital hard drive i boot Vista from). i want to use this smaller
> one as a storage device. i have about 20gb of information on this drive
> that
> i would like to access. i have upgraded all drivers (MOBO as well) so i
> don't know why i am continuing to have this problem. and the biggest
> headache of all is the fact that all my other USB devices are working
> properly and i have never had a problem with them, including my printer.
> and
> NO, it is not a power issue so please don't suggest it just to provide an
> answer. i'm extremely aggravated and agitated that no one has a solution
> to
> this issue, which should not be such a big issue to begin with. Microsoft
> knows of this and just refuses to address it, and i'm not surprised. i
> come
> here and find answers for this issue for Windows XP in the Windows Vista
> community. go figure! i have been around the world and i ........... i
> can't find my answer. plain and simple, i know some of you don't want to
> hear this nor do you have to agree, but Vista is one crazy OS. some times
> it
> feels like a nut, and some times it don't!


Totally unreadable.

Lang

"queen" <queen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:36E16918-64D6-4EC7-8159-FEB9D65F962B@microsoft.com...
> this is the way i type when i am online, not typing a letter, legal
> document,
> etc. i type every day for a living; therefore, i get tired of typing.
> not
> trying to impress you or anyone else. if you don't like it, don't read or
> respond to my post. as far as what i was taught in the 5th grade, you
> have
> no clue. however, your reply proves that you are extremely juvenile --
> perhaps still living in the 5th grade?! p.s. my punctuation skills are
> far
> superior than you can even imagine. sorry i don't know about punctuation
> from the dinosaur age!
>
> to ryan, i've upgraded the WD drivers. yet today, Vista is refusing to
> recognize the drive at all. as i stated before, it will recognize it
> sometimes and install the drivers, then at other times it simply refuses
> to
> recognize it. unfortunately, i have not been able to see it under disk
> management so there is no way i can try to use the disk wizard to try to
> install it.
>
> any other suggestions? and, thanx for your reply.
>

I really wish I could help you further with this.
Have you contacted the manufacturer ?
Maybe they are aware of the problem and have a fix.
I share your pain though, having had nightmares setting up my old printers.
Had to download vista software and drivers for them and over 200 megs on a
dialup connection
was not pleasant. :-)

actually, my writing is not at all juvenile. i just choose to write this way
here. whatever. i can argue with you all day, fag, but i'd rather not. you
gay posters are just that -- GAY! you only want to insult people. a real
man would just ignore a post if they were not interested in answering the
question. mannerless pigs. get a life - s****ersin.



"David Hankinson" wrote:

> You may think you have superior punctuation skills but you certainly don't
> demonstrate it. Your writing is what's juvenile.
>
>
>
> "queen" wrote:
>
> > this is the way i type when i am online, not typing a letter, legal document,
> > etc. i type every day for a living; therefore, i get tired of typing. not
> > trying to impress you or anyone else. if you don't like it, don't read or
> > respond to my post. as far as what i was taught in the 5th grade, you have
> > no clue. however, your reply proves that you are extremely juvenile --
> > perhaps still living in the 5th grade?! p.s. my punctuation skills are far
> > superior than you can even imagine. sorry i don't know about punctuation
> > from the dinosaur age!
> >
> > to ryan, i've upgraded the WD drivers. yet today, Vista is refusing to
> > recognize the drive at all. as i stated before, it will recognize it
> > sometimes and install the drivers, then at other times it simply refuses to
> > recognize it. unfortunately, i have not been able to see it under disk
> > management so there is no way i can try to use the disk wizard to try to
> > install it.
> >
> > any other suggestions? and, thanx for your reply.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Richard Urban" wrote:
> >
> > > Please! Take pity on those with older eyes or those who may have other
> > > vision problems.
> > >
> > > Use paragraphs, punctuation and Capitalization at the beginning of
> > > sentences. You were taught this in fifth grade. My old eyes can not read
> > > what you have posted - therefore I glossed over your post.
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Richard Urban
> > > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
> > > (For email, remove the obvious from my address)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "queen" <queen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:EE36B0C4-36A4-4C05-A058-95FA25AB954C@microsoft.com...
> > > >i have an external USB hard drive (IDE 80gb western digital) that Vista
> > > > Business 32-bit seems to have a problem with. sometimes it says the
> > > > device
> > > > drivers have been installed and the device is ready for use. then at
> > > > other
> > > > times, i get a message that says "one of the USB devices attached to this
> > > > computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it." then it
> > > > is
> > > > listed as an "unknown device" in device manager. however, i have never
> > > > been
> > > > able to see it at all under disk management. i have been trying to get
> > > > Vista
> > > > to recognize this drive for (you know ....... i'm so angry, i'd rather not
> > > > say!). this drive has already been formatted NTFS, as i used it for 2
> > > > years
> > > > with an older pc that has Windows XP on it. never had an issue with the
> > > > drive and XP. i don't want to use it to boot Vista (i have a SATA 320gb
> > > > western digital hard drive i boot Vista from). i want to use this smaller
> > > > one as a storage device. i have about 20gb of information on this drive
> > > > that
> > > > i would like to access. i have upgraded all drivers (MOBO as well) so i
> > > > don't know why i am continuing to have this problem. and the biggest
> > > > headache of all is the fact that all my other USB devices are working
> > > > properly and i have never had a problem with them, including my printer.
> > > > and
> > > > NO, it is not a power issue so please don't suggest it just to provide an
> > > > answer. i'm extremely aggravated and agitated that no one has a solution
> > > > to
> > > > this issue, which should not be such a big issue to begin with. Microsoft
> > > > knows of this and just refuses to address it, and i'm not surprised. i
> > > > come
> > > > here and find answers for this issue for Windows XP in the Windows Vista
> > > > community. go figure! i have been around the world and i ........... i
> > > > can't find my answer. plain and simple, i know some of you don't want to
> > > > hear this nor do you have to agree, but Vista is one crazy OS. some times
> > > > it
> > > > feels like a nut, and some times it don't!
> > >
> > >

and i wonder why it's unreadable? is it because of all the > and extra lines
that are now in the post? fine. don't bother. i can't get over you guys.
losers!



"Lang Murphy" wrote:

> "queen" <queen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EE36B0C4-36A4-4C05-A058-95FA25AB954C@microsoft.com...
> >i have an external USB hard drive (IDE 80gb western digital) that Vista
> > Business 32-bit seems to have a problem with. sometimes it says the
> > device
> > drivers have been installed and the device is ready for use. then at
> > other
> > times, i get a message that says "one of the USB devices attached to this
> > computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it." then it
> > is
> > listed as an "unknown device" in device manager. however, i have never
> > been
> > able to see it at all under disk management. i have been trying to get
> > Vista
> > to recognize this drive for (you know ....... i'm so angry, i'd rather not
> > say!). this drive has already been formatted NTFS, as i used it for 2
> > years
> > with an older pc that has Windows XP on it. never had an issue with the
> > drive and XP. i don't want to use it to boot Vista (i have a SATA 320gb
> > western digital hard drive i boot Vista from). i want to use this smaller
> > one as a storage device. i have about 20gb of information on this drive
> > that
> > i would like to access. i have upgraded all drivers (MOBO as well) so i
> > don't know why i am continuing to have this problem. and the biggest
> > headache of all is the fact that all my other USB devices are working
> > properly and i have never had a problem with them, including my printer.
> > and
> > NO, it is not a power issue so please don't suggest it just to provide an
> > answer. i'm extremely aggravated and agitated that no one has a solution
> > to
> > this issue, which should not be such a big issue to begin with. Microsoft
> > knows of this and just refuses to address it, and i'm not surprised. i
> > come
> > here and find answers for this issue for Windows XP in the Windows Vista
> > community. go figure! i have been around the world and i ........... i
> > can't find my answer. plain and simple, i know some of you don't want to
> > hear this nor do you have to agree, but Vista is one crazy OS. some times
> > it
> > feels like a nut, and some times it don't!
>
>
> Totally unreadable.
>
> Lang
>

queen, try a newsgroup called aus.computers
If your ISP's newserver doesn't carry it, try Google Groups and
create an account.

I have always found the advice from some of the regulars in there to
be very good, they have helped me several times. What they don't know isn't
worth
knowing. In other words, there is no solution to what they don't know.
There are some eccentric ones in the group but don't they all have em. :-)

"queen" <queen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:05022694-802A-409B-BEBF-ACEEFA1AF407@microsoft.com...
> and i wonder why it's unreadable? is it because of all the > and extra
> lines
> that are now in the post? fine. don't bother. i can't get over you
> guys.
> losers!
>

Geez, we are a tad touchy over this, aren't we?

OK, I forced myself to go back and read your original post. (Which would
have been much easier to read had one simply broken it up into a couple of
paragraphs instead of one -long- paragraph.)

Although these are basic troubleshooting steps, I saw no reference to them
in your original post so I must ask: Have you tried different USB ports?
Have you tried a "known good" USB cable?

Lang

Hello,

I was having the exact same problem, and was about to throw my computer out the window but installing SP2 has solved the problem.

Hope that helps

Cheers,