Comments on: When your USB thumb drive doesn’t show up in XP http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/ neat fun stuff Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:50:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Fuzz http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-155690 Fuzz Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:39:01 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-155690 Hey, I plugged in my thumb drive and when I tried to open a file, got this message: drive not formatted. it won't let me open anything on the drive, and insists on formatting and thus erasing everyhing on it. prior to plugging it into my xp i was using it on a mac computer to transger some files. HELP! (all my uni work...) Hey,

I plugged in my thumb drive and when I tried to open a file, got this message: drive not formatted. it won’t let me open anything on the drive, and insists on formatting and thus erasing everyhing on it. prior to plugging it into my xp i was using it on a mac computer to transger some files.

HELP! (all my uni work…)

]]> By: j noble http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-145161 j noble Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:36:04 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-145161 When I plug a usb memorex thumbdrive into a computer running xp with service pack 2 it crashes immediately and goes into a continous reboot cycle. Have two different thumb drives fromm memorex but have not tried another brand. have scanned both thumbdrive for viruses and none found. Any comments? Thanks When I plug a usb memorex thumbdrive into a computer running
xp with service pack 2 it crashes immediately and goes into a continous reboot cycle. Have two different thumb drives fromm memorex but
have not tried another brand. have scanned both thumbdrive for
viruses and none found. Any comments? Thanks

]]> By: deepak http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128518 deepak Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:00:29 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128518 hahah i really had this problem and i thought might be a USB problem and spend money on repairing it..so stupid.and i tried again on another USB which had same problem and it worked.whoa thanks ,so easy and i didn't know.. hahah i really had this problem and i thought might be a USB problem and spend money on repairing it..so stupid.and i tried again on another USB which had same problem and it worked.whoa thanks ,so easy and i didn’t know..

]]> By: Martin http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128191 Martin Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:04:18 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128191 It works on the Vista, thank you! It works on the Vista, thank you!

]]> By: Evo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128189 Evo Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:54:49 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128189 That's why you should use a Mac. You plug in the USB thumb drive and it uses the name of the thumb drive or it's labeled as USB Drive. I swear it's like Magic or something. I guess Mac just work better ;) Evo/ That’s why you should use a Mac. You plug in the USB thumb drive and it uses the name of the thumb drive or it’s labeled as USB Drive.

I swear it’s like Magic or something. I guess Mac just work better ;)

Evo/

]]> By: angilina http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128185 angilina Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:15:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128185 Actually I never had such problem with USB Thumb drive. I am using XP 64-bit. Anyway, I think it is a quick and cool tip :) Actually I never had such problem with USB Thumb drive.

I am using XP 64-bit. Anyway, I think it is a quick and cool tip :)

]]> By: CupidsReviews Heidi http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128184 CupidsReviews Heidi Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:00:05 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128184 Thanks for the tip! I have a PC at work tha I have been fighting with on a daily basis. I've been bringing in my mac laptop just to burn stuff in lieu of using a thumb drive as I've never been able to find it! Guess I won't need to lug that around anymore. You've saved my shoulder some hardship thats for sure! Thanks for the tip! I have a PC at work tha I have been fighting with on a daily basis. I’ve been bringing in my mac laptop just to burn stuff in lieu of using a thumb drive as I’ve never been able to find it! Guess I won’t need to lug that around anymore. You’ve saved my shoulder some hardship thats for sure!

]]> By: rossr http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128169 rossr Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:09:21 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128169 this may also apply if you a) have many (network) drives, b) plug in your iPod and c) don't see it show up as a disk along with a complaint that your ipod may be to be restored. set it to a unused device label, eject it via the usb/winders hot-plug manager, disconnect and reconnect. if it shows up, yay! if not, it may actually be corrupted (boo!) -r this may also apply if you a) have many (network) drives, b) plug in your iPod and c) don’t see it show up as a disk along with a complaint that your ipod may be to be restored. set it to a unused device label, eject it via the usb/winders hot-plug manager, disconnect and reconnect. if it shows up, yay! if not, it may actually be corrupted (boo!)

-r

]]> By: SEO Yorkshire http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128168 SEO Yorkshire Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:18:21 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128168 Im impressed. I had such problem and just Googled for "USB thumb drive doesn’t show up in XP" and voila, this info. I think I spend way too much time in front of my PC/Google Search that somehow, you guys are just second guessing what I need, before I even knew I needed it! So, how's work coming along on my main issue, ie, where I work?!? I look forward to seeing tips tomorrow, heh. :-D JohnC Im impressed. I had such problem and just Googled for “USB thumb drive doesn’t show up in XP” and voila, this info.

I think I spend way too much time in front of my PC/Google Search that somehow, you guys are just second guessing what I need, before I even knew I needed it!

So, how’s work coming along on my main issue, ie, where I work?!? I look forward to seeing tips tomorrow, heh. :-D

JohnC

]]> By: mark http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/fix-usb-drive-in-xp/#comment-128161 mark Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:19:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=692#comment-128161 Nice! I suppose the next time I plug in my USB drive, it will automatically choose the drive letter I set (if available, of course)? If so, great! I wouldn't get mixed up when I plug in different drives and get the short cuts to it mixed up. Nice! I suppose the next time I plug in my USB drive, it will automatically choose the drive letter I set (if available, of course)? If so, great! I wouldn’t get mixed up when I plug in different drives and get the short cuts to it mixed up.

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