Cannot mount 2.5" drive in USB 2.0 case!!

Hi all, running XP Pro SP2. Have a 2.5" HDD from a Toshiba Laptop (XP Home
SP1 / FAT32) that I have in a USB case. The case plugs into the USB port of
Desktop computer and hey presto... should be able to access the drive.
However...

Cannot see the drive in Windows Explorer. Have gone into disk manager and
the drive is showing but there is no drive letter assigned and no way of
doing so. Option is greyed out on right-click over drive. I have tried
changing the drive letter of the cd/dvd drive. I have no mapped drives that
could complicate matters. Have tried re-scanning drives... no joy. Have even
tried uninstalling Enhanced USB2 Host... no joy.

Anybody have any ideas?

Much appreciated

Nell
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