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
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"Michael Walraven" wrote in message
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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
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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.