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Old and In the Way

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6. Some have the switch, some don't.

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 04:23 AM

Feb 2012

It basically opens the write line on the circuit board so data can't be written to the memory chip. Probably isn't the root cause of your problem, anyway. Good luck!

One other thing...before you test the known good one, open My Computer so you can watch Windows recognize and put the icon in the group. When you remove it, it should disappear. See if you see anything happen when you put the questionable stick in the machine. And try jiggling it around to see if the problem might be an intermittent contact between the USB connector on the stick and the USB port in the computer...sometimes a poor connection will create the problem with not recognizing the stick.

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Pls Help! My computer re-assigned names so the USB port is now called [View all] truedelphi Feb 2012 OP

Did you try formating the stick first? Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #1

Good tip. Thanks. I do have theoption to format but truedelphi Feb 2012 #2

Sometime if you use a usb port for a stick and. IBEWVET Feb 2012 #3

You might want to control for all of the variables.... Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #4

I'll try what you suggest as soon as my spouse is home truedelphi Feb 2012 #5

Some have the switch, some don't. Old and In the Way Feb 2012 #6

Do you have the same problem with other computers (and the same stick)? HopeHoops Feb 2012 #7

I am clueless as to your meaning of these two sentences: truedelphi Feb 2012 #8

It's still the OS that determines the drive letter. D is already taken. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #9

Okay now we are following each other in terms of what we are meaning. truedelphi Feb 2012 #10

The shop-guy was half right - it is the OS USB driver that decides the letter... HopeHoops Feb 2012 #13

Oh,one other thing - my spouse upgraded both out XP WIndows computers truedelphi Feb 2012 #11

It does. That's a good thing. SP3 is what you want. HopeHoops Feb 2012 #14

Here is one of my (use once in a blue moon utilities) which may help. DriveClean CK_John Feb 2012 #12

Having read most of this thread... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2012 #15