Re: Removable Drive Icons won't show up

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Mark L. Ferguson (marfer_mvpREMOVE_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 01/17/05 

Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 13:57:34 -0600

USB Hub Power Management - disable : Start/run, type DEVMGMT.MSC , then rightclick each USB Hub device, Properties, uncheck the box
on the Power Management tab.

Also, resetting the "AutoPlay" might help. This MS file will do that.

AutoPlay fix tool : http://www.bigblackglasses.com/staff/downloads/autofix.exe 

-- 
Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS AntiSpy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.txt
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Rissa Ann" <Rissa Ann@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4976657C-FB69-475E-873E-7F4423D03BDF@microsoft.com...
>I have Windows XP Professional SP2. My Computer won't show removable drive
> icons for any of my removable storage devices, like my iPod, USB flash drive,
> MP3 Player, etc. I know they're supposed to show up automatically because
> they show up automatically on another XP computer. I can still access these
> drives by typing their drive letter in the Address bar, but  I'd rather just
> be able to double click on an icon to access the drive, because depending on
> how many devices I have plugged in, the drive letters for the removable
> devices aren't always the same. I'm not sure if it has anything to do with
> the number of drives on my computer already. I have 3 hard drive partitions,
> a CD-RW drive, a DVD drive, and 4 card drives. These take up drives C-K.
> Thanks for any helpful suggestions you might be able to give.

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