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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet.
I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
Has WD support also not provided you any recent Vista driver updates or
other meaningful help? "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
Has WD support also not provided you any recent Vista driver updates or
other meaningful help? "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
If the drive is in a fat format you might consider reformatting it in NTFS
format. Such a change does not destroy the data and might 'fix' the drive so it will work in both machines. Michael "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
If the drive is in a fat format you might consider reformatting it in NTFS
format. Such a change does not destroy the data and might 'fix' the drive so it will work in both machines. Michael "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
Hi, Michael.
I think you meant to "convert" the drive from FAT to NTFS. Reformatting it WILL destroy the data. But the built-in command, convert.exe, will convert the format from FAT to NTFS without destroying the contents - and it is much quicker than reformatting, practically instantaneous. To the OP: In a Command Prompt window, type: convert /? This should display a "mini-Help" screen showing how to use the command. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "Michael Walraven" wrote in message ... If the drive is in a fat format you might consider reformatting it in NTFS format. Such a change does not destroy the data and might 'fix' the drive so it will work in both machines. Michael "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
YES YES Convert, not format (embarrassed)
Michael "R. C. White" wrote in message ... Hi, Michael. I think you meant to "convert" the drive from FAT to NTFS. Reformatting it WILL destroy the data. But the built-in command, convert.exe, will convert the format from FAT to NTFS without destroying the contents - and it is much quicker than reformatting, practically instantaneous. To the OP: In a Command Prompt window, type: convert /? This should display a "mini-Help" screen showing how to use the command. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "Michael Walraven" wrote in message ... If the drive is in a fat format you might consider reformatting it in NTFS format. Such a change does not destroy the data and might 'fix' the drive so it will work in both machines. Michael "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
YES YES Convert, not format (embarrassed)
Michael "R. C. White" wrote in message ... Hi, Michael. I think you meant to "convert" the drive from FAT to NTFS. Reformatting it WILL destroy the data. But the built-in command, convert.exe, will convert the format from FAT to NTFS without destroying the contents - and it is much quicker than reformatting, practically instantaneous. To the OP: In a Command Prompt window, type: convert /? This should display a "mini-Help" screen showing how to use the command. RC -- R. C. White, CPA San Marcos, TX Microsoft Windows MVP Windows Live Mail 2009 (14.0.8089.0726) in Win7 Ultimate x64 "Michael Walraven" wrote in message ... If the drive is in a fat format you might consider reformatting it in NTFS format. Such a change does not destroy the data and might 'fix' the drive so it will work in both machines. Michael "Intrepid5295" wrote in message ... I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like.......none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. |
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WD Passport USB device not recognized.
On Jan 1, 1:47*am, Intrepid5295 wrote:
I own a WD Passport device that, once upon a time, worked on my Vista Home Premium desktop. Now, whenever I plug it into any USB port, Windows starts to search for a driver......which it cannot find because none is supposed to be required. I have sent multiple messages to Windows Support and receive all kinds of stuff telling me "how to install a USB device" and the like........none of which pertain to my problem nor were they of any help. I can take the device to my son's XP desktop, and it connects immediately. Earlier in December, I received a message from SpiritX in these forums, but I was sidetracked in following them to completion, and have lost the last sheet.. I have completed the SCANNOW, CHECKDISK, and USB stack refresh. None of these steps have fixed my problem. Post Originated fromhttp://www.VistaForums.comVista Support Forums Try: http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbtrouble_e.html |
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