Vista - Re: USB device not recognised

02-18-2008

(cross-post added to Vista Hardware)
"MerAlAthSier" <MerAlAthSier@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> At least XP gives you an error message. My son and I have used our Sansa's
> (e260 and e280) for almost a year on Vista and all of a sudden neither of
> them work. No error message, just doesn't work. The USB port works for
> storage devices and other things, but it does not even recognize that I have
> connected my sansa. I tried a different cord and still nothing. I tried to
> connect it to another USB port and still nothing. It does still work on my
> business computer, though. Unfortunately, I cannot install any music software
> without administrative privilages so no music transfer. If anyone has any
> solution, please pass it on. I purchased my computer with Vista Home Premium
> and so any help will cost me.

Try a hardware newsgroup? Cross-posting to Vista's...

Good luck

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> "lilbrown" wrote:
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>> I purchased an iPod mino last summer and up until recentley it worked fine
>> with my Windows XP home edition. One day when I plugged in my iPod with my
>> USB lead an error message pooped up in the bottom right hand corner "USB
>> device not recognised" it gave me an option to troubleshoot, which I have
>> done carefully several times but with no solution found. This is really
>> frustrating, as although my iPod will charge I cannot update songs on it! Any
>> useful help would be really appriciated because I'm really fed up with it
>> now!

**tanuj_chadha** · 02-19-2008

Do you have admin rights for the system you are using ?
Check if you can change the data connection of the Ipod to data transfer.

02-18-2008	#1 (permalink)
Robert Aldwinckle n/a posts	Re: USB device not recognised (cross-post added to Vista Hardware) "MerAlAthSier" <MerAlAthSier@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:422FFD8E-F12C-4578-BB79-20D6134EDD40@xxxxxx Quote: > At least XP gives you an error message. My son and I have used our Sansa's > (e260 and e280) for almost a year on Vista and all of a sudden neither of > them work. No error message, just doesn't work. The USB port works for > storage devices and other things, but it does not even recognize that I have > connected my sansa. I tried a different cord and still nothing. I tried to > connect it to another USB port and still nothing. It does still work on my > business computer, though. Unfortunately, I cannot install any music software > without administrative privilages so no music transfer. If anyone has any > solution, please pass it on. I purchased my computer with Vista Home Premium > and so any help will cost me. Try a hardware newsgroup? Cross-posting to Vista's... Good luck --- Quote: > > "lilbrown" wrote: > Quote: >> I purchased an iPod mino last summer and up until recentley it worked fine >> with my Windows XP home edition. One day when I plugged in my iPod with my >> USB lead an error message pooped up in the bottom right hand corner "USB >> device not recognised" it gave me an option to troubleshoot, which I have >> done carefully several times but with no solution found. This is really >> frustrating, as although my iPod will charge I cannot update songs on it! Any >> useful help would be really appriciated because I'm really fed up with it >> now!
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02-19-2008	#2 (permalink)
tanuj_chadha Vista 32bit SP1 274 posts	Re: USB device not recognised Do you have admin rights for the system you are using ? Check if you can change the data connection of the Ipod to data transfer.
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