Just noticed arstechnica.com has an updated flash drive review out.... On 4/12/05, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this *flaw* in xp is why I leave D and E empty and start drives after C at > F. > fp > > At 11:31 PM 4/11/2005, nobozoz Poked the stick with: > > Rob, > > Your Cruzer Mini may not be mounting because another device is using the > same drive letter as the Cruzer has used in the past - this has happened to > me on more than one occasion on WINXP. The tell-tail sign from my > experience > is that the Cruzer device will be visible in "Unplug or Eject Hardware", > but > its file system will not visible to Explorer. > > My recollection is that you have to go into "Admin Tools" under "Computer > Management" and use "Storage --> Disk Management" to re-assign a drive > letter for the Cruzer. This problem can come and go depending on your > system > config and hardware. > > Also, you may want to try that Cruzer in a couple of other PCs before > giving > up on it. > > Like Fred, I always try to use "Unplug or Eject Hardware" to gracefully > remove the so-called Plug-and-Pray USB Mass Storage Devices. When I was > lazy > or impatient, I occasionally wound up with corrupted files. > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > -- > Some men are discovered, others are found out. >
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