Flash Drive recognition

#1 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Hi Guys,
Just upgraded from vista to windows 7, and have a problem, in that when I
plug a USB Flash drive in, I cannot see it, it is recognized in the 'Safely
remove hardware' box, but in the device manager it calls it an unknown
device, under storage volumes. Could use some advice please how do I
rectify the problem
Your help is appreciated
Thanks and Regards
Bob

#2 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Assuming the flash is known to work, post to a Win7 group
Visit: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...US/categories/

Windows 7 - The Next Generation of Customer Support:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...rviceWin7.mspx

"B H" <NOSPAMfurness50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4B21301D-2BD9-4E1C-894D-3465B5E2BBC1@microsoft.com...
> Hi Guys,
> Just upgraded from vista to windows 7, and have a problem, in that when I
> plug a USB Flash drive in, I cannot see it, it is recognized in the
> 'Safely remove hardware' box, but in the device manager it calls it an
> unknown device, under storage volumes. Could use some advice please how
> do I rectify the problem
> Your help is appreciated
> Thanks and Regards
> Bob

#3 (**permalink**) 3 Weeks Ago

Hi, Bob.

What does Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc) say about that flash drive?

RC
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"B H" <NOSPAMfurness50@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4B21301D-2BD9-4E1C-894D-3465B5E2BBC1@microsoft.com...
> Hi Guys,
> Just upgraded from vista to windows 7, and have a problem, in that when I
> plug a USB Flash drive in, I cannot see it, it is recognized in the
> 'Safely remove hardware' box, but in the device manager it calls it an
> unknown device, under storage volumes. Could use some advice please how
> do I rectify the problem
> Your help is appreciated
> Thanks and Regards
> Bob

Flash Drive recognition

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