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USB Flash drives not recognized
TMi wrote:
Any interesting messages in C:\windows\inf\setupapi.app.log or setupapi.dev.log? Here somme examples 1) dvi: Enumerating INFs from path list 'C:\Windows\INF' !!! inf: Error searching published INFs - likely system corruption! Well, that doesn't sound very good. Have you tried chkdisk on your C: drive? 2) !!! sto: Inf file does not contain CatalogFile directive for the specified processor architecture. Inf = e:\windows\inf\usbstor.inf inf: Opened INF: 'e:\windows\inf\usbstor.inf' ([strings] Why is Vista looking on the E: drive for Vista drivers? Did you ever tell it to look there? Are there any references to e:\ in your Registry? |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
Well, that doesn't sound very good. Have you tried chkdisk on your
C: drive? A. Yes, it's ok Why is Vista looking on the E: drive for Vista drivers? Did you ever tell it to look there? A. I don't know, E: is my 2nd HD with Windows XP My USB are still working fine ... if i wait 1-10mn ! my old good floppy drive is quicker ;-) Other thing, sometimes it takes 5 min to finish to close Vista, just at the final step when the screen is yet black. This occur 1 time upon 5-10. Other thing : if i boot with my USB yet in, it's ok, if i retsart a session it's also ok. "Don" a écrit dans le message de ... TMi wrote: Any interesting messages in C:\windows\inf\setupapi.app.log or setupapi.dev.log? Here somme examples 1) dvi: Enumerating INFs from path list 'C:\Windows\INF' !!! inf: Error searching published INFs - likely system corruption! Well, that doesn't sound very good. Have you tried chkdisk on your C: drive? 2) !!! sto: Inf file does not contain CatalogFile directive for the specified processor architecture. Inf = e:\windows\inf\usbstor.inf inf: Opened INF: 'e:\windows\inf\usbstor.inf' ([strings] Why is Vista looking on the E: drive for Vista drivers? Did you ever tell it to look there? Are there any references to e:\ in your Registry? |
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USB Flash drives not recognized : solution ?
Solution ?
The remote control software of my TV card was slowering the shutdown of Vista. I've supress it automatic load from the registry. Now Vista close without problem (not tested more than 4-6 time). It seems, that now my USB keys are quikly recognised and that there is no more pb !? So a solution can be to check carefully all other hardware/software devices. There is a lot which are not fully compatible (even if announced to be compatible). For example my TV Terratec Cinergy T2, Speefan (not ok on one of my PC, making it crashing sometimes). What is tricky is the fact that there not a clear strong problem, it's just a quite irreproducable instability. Hope this can help or give some idea. "TMi" a écrit dans le message de news Well, that doesn't sound very good. Have you tried chkdisk on your C: drive? A. Yes, it's ok Why is Vista looking on the E: drive for Vista drivers? Did you ever tell it to look there? A. I don't know, E: is my 2nd HD with Windows XP My USB are still working fine ... if i wait 1-10mn ! my old good floppy drive is quicker ;-) Other thing, sometimes it takes 5 min to finish to close Vista, just at the final step when the screen is yet black. This occur 1 time upon 5-10. Other thing : if i boot with my USB yet in, it's ok, if i retsart a session it's also ok. "Don" a écrit dans le message de ... TMi wrote: Any interesting messages in C:\windows\inf\setupapi.app.log or setupapi.dev.log? Here somme examples 1) dvi: Enumerating INFs from path list 'C:\Windows\INF' !!! inf: Error searching published INFs - likely system corruption! Well, that doesn't sound very good. Have you tried chkdisk on your C: drive? 2) !!! sto: Inf file does not contain CatalogFile directive for the specified processor architecture. Inf = e:\windows\inf\usbstor.inf inf: Opened INF: 'e:\windows\inf\usbstor.inf' ([strings] Why is Vista looking on the E: drive for Vista drivers? Did you ever tell it to look there? Are there any references to e:\ in your Registry? |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
I have tracked the problem down to the order in which USB devices are
connected. I have a 256 Gig Simpletech USB backup disk. If it is connected first, Vista Ultimate will not recognize ANY subsequent insertion of USB flash drives (tried several brands and sizes). If I disconnect the Simpletech, i can insert USB flash drives and they will be recognised. Furthermore if I connect the USB flash drive first and then the Simpletech drive, both will work. FYI I am running a Dell Inspiron 9200 with 1 gig memory and all Vista updates have been applied. "Don" wrote: ke3pup wrote: i have the same problem with my Sandisk Cruzer Micro 4GB . i use Vista Ultimate on both my Laptop and Desktop. on my laptop as soon as i insert the USB card Vista detects it and assigns it as a Driver. but on my Desktop it prompts for drivers?... Quite a few people are having the same problem with USB sticks, which appears to be a Vista bug in need of a fix. I'd like to track it down, but I can't reproduce the problem. If either of you feel geeky enough to do some debugging, I have some ideas to try -- but a basic knowledge of the Registry would be helpful, otherwise it might be too confusing for a beginner. |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
Dave T wrote:
...I have a 256 Gig Simpletech USB backup disk. If it is connected first, Vista Ultimate will not recognize ANY subsequent insertion of USB flash drives (tried several brands and sizes). If I disconnect the Simpletech, i can insert USB flash drives and they will be recognised. Furthermore if I connect the USB flash drive first and then the Simpletech drive, both will work. Certainly sounds to me like a bug in Vista which needs fixing. The only other thing I can think of would be a BIOS problem in need of an update, but that's pure speculation on my part. Might be interesting to see if your computer's BIOS recognizes these various devices (or not) depending on which of them is plugged in at boot time. |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
I am running the latest DELL BIOS release, but that does not say Dell does
not have a problem. I am not sure how to check if BIOS recognises USB devices, as requested. The BIOS setup does not list drives. If I boot with the 256 USB drive and a flash connected, Vista displays message that it is looking for a driver cannot find one. It then does no recognise flash stick. The 256 works fine The USB flash memory worked under XP on the same computer and hardware configuration. The upgrade to Vista was a clean install with partitions droped and a single new partition created. To me this points to Vista issue, potentially linked to loading large USB memory device. "Don" wrote: Dave T wrote: ...I have a 256 Gig Simpletech USB backup disk. If it is connected first, Vista Ultimate will not recognize ANY subsequent insertion of USB flash drives (tried several brands and sizes). If I disconnect the Simpletech, i can insert USB flash drives and they will be recognised. Furthermore if I connect the USB flash drive first and then the Simpletech drive, both will work. Certainly sounds to me like a bug in Vista which needs fixing. The only other thing I can think of would be a BIOS problem in need of an update, but that's pure speculation on my part. Might be interesting to see if your computer's BIOS recognizes these various devices (or not) depending on which of them is plugged in at boot time. |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
Dave T wrote:
I am running the latest DELL BIOS release, but that does not say Dell does not have a problem. I am not sure how to check if BIOS recognises USB devices, as requested. The BIOS setup does not list drives. If I boot with the 256 USB drive and a flash connected, Vista displays message that it is looking for a driver cannot find one... Ah, new evidence. Try this workaround for a known Vista bug: Delete the file C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.1 which may well be corrupted. (You will first need to edit its file permissions to grant Full Control to the Users group.) Even if it doesn't help, it won't hurt anything either. |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
No change after delete. Same behavior. Will not recognize USB flash memory
stick "Don" wrote: Dave T wrote: I am running the latest DELL BIOS release, but that does not say Dell does not have a problem. I am not sure how to check if BIOS recognises USB devices, as requested. The BIOS setup does not list drives. If I boot with the 256 USB drive and a flash connected, Vista displays message that it is looking for a driver cannot find one... Ah, new evidence. Try this workaround for a known Vista bug: Delete the file C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.1 which may well be corrupted. (You will first need to edit its file permissions to grant Full Control to the Users group.) Even if it doesn't help, it won't hurt anything either. |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
Dave T wrote:
No change after delete. Same behavior. Will not recognize USB flash memory stick Hmpf! Well, returning to the BIOS question, my own BIOS (several years old) will let me change the order of available bootable devices. I don't have multiple USB boot devices to test, but I figured you might be able to glean some information about which USB boot devices your BIOS recognizes by booting multiple times and seeing what devices your BIOS will let you pick from while trying different combinations. (I've never tried this myself...) "Don" wrote: Dave T wrote: I am running the latest DELL BIOS release, but that does not say Dell does not have a problem. I am not sure how to check if BIOS recognises USB devices, as requested. The BIOS setup does not list drives. If I boot with the 256 USB drive and a flash connected, Vista displays message that it is looking for a driver cannot find one... Ah, new evidence. Try this workaround for a known Vista bug: Delete the file C:\windows\inf\INFCACHE.1 which may well be corrupted. (You will first need to edit its file permissions to grant Full Control to the Users group.) Even if it doesn't help, it won't hurt anything either. |
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USB Flash drives not recognized
On Apr 17, 9:16 pm, Don wrote:
Dave T wrote: ...I have a 256 Gig SimpletechUSBbackup disk. If it is connected first, Vista Ultimate willnotrecognize ANY subsequent insertion ofUSB flash drives (tried several brands and sizes). If I disconnect the Simpletech, i can insertUSBflash drives and they will be recognised. Furthermore if I connect theUSBflash drive first and then the Simpletech drive, both will work. Certainly sounds to me like a bug in Vista which needs fixing. The only other thing I can think of would be a BIOS problem in need of an update, but that's pure speculation on my part. Might be interesting to see if your computer's BIOS recognizes these various devices (ornot) depending on which of them is plugged in at boot time. Has anyone tried this yet? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925528 |