Re: XP not recognizing SanDisk usb flash drive as plug and play

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From: Paul Smith (Paul_at_nospam.demon.co.uk)
Date: 10/01/04 

Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 23:42:40 +0100

"jansgreg" <jansgreg@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:92A5D20E-4225-41AD-800E-595550543739@microsoft.com...
>I have XP at home on a Dell Inspiron 8600 notebook. XP attempts to find a
> driver for the device, though one is not required. It fails to find a
> driver and no longer recognizes the device. The flash drive has been
> tested
> on PC's running 2000 and functioned as it should. Any advice?

Have you tried checking on the Dell website, there could be updated USB
drivers or chipset drivers for your notebook which may resolve the issue. 

-- 
Paul Smith,
   Yeovil, UK.
http://windows.dasmirnov.net/  Windows XP Resource Site.
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