WINDOWS is not recognizing my USB drive. I got all the drivers installed and also the USB drive is working fine. I solved it by following a simple procedure. If you too are facing the same problem then this will help you solve it.
Windows may be turning a blind eye to your external drive for several reasons. First, you should figure out if the problem is with that particular drive or port. Try plugging the drive into another USB port preferably one on the other side of the computer. Some ports (usually the front ones on desktops) can be more flicky than others. Next, try the drive in another PC, or another drive in the same PC. These tests will tell you if you have a bad drive (which you can replace), a reasonable workaround (use another port), or a real problem.
If it’s a real problem, try uninstalling and reinstalling the driver for that drive. USB storage drivers are very easy to install because they’re built into the drives themselves. Here’s what to do:
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Connect the USB drive.
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In XP, select Start>Programs, right-click My Computer, and
select Properties. Click the Hardware tab, then Device Manager. In
Vista, click Start, type device manager, and press <Enter>. -
Find the drive under ‘Disk drives’.
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Right-click the drive and select Uninstall.
Confirm by clicking OK. -
The final step: Unplug the USB drive,
and then plug it in again. The drivers will
reinstall automatically.
That is it and you will have your USB showing in My Computer. If you got any other problems with USB please mention them here along with solutions , If possible. 😀
i like how people thank you when the post isnt about their problem. I know it hasnt fixed mine and i have a problem with my USB memory device so no thanks here.
hi. I plugged my saitek st90 joystick in a usb port and it was automaticaly detected by windows but after sometime when I re plugged it windiws gave an error message saying your usb device is not recognised by windows and has malfunctioned.try to re plug and refresh the device and if it doesnt works replace the device. any Idea ??
i still cannot recognize my pendrive and at my computer when i right click at the device. there only have properties and there no uninstall there.. how?
i have connected my pendrive after uninstaling but it shows only 0 bytes and sometimes it noteven gets recognized ..plz say me some solution??
not helped plz help
where exactly did you face the problem???
my usb device is not recognised in my pc plese help me
Thank you a Billion Times Sir.
I mean it
THANK YOU! I haven’t been able to use my wireless connection for months & now it’s working again. It didn’t even show up as being plugged in to the USB port. However a
memory stick did show up, so I uninstalled the port as you said & then plugged in the D Link & hey presto! Am going to try the same trick with the other ports. Bless you!
This might be a stupid question but can anyone advice how to fix error code 39 on windows xp ?
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