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Answer» Quote from: soybean on June 17, 2007, 09:41:36 AM Did you look into this?:Yes, I did. This HOTFIX is very old and it is not in my computer. I checked in 'Add/Remove Programs' list. Moreover, there is no application software in the pendrive, which needs to be updated. Thanks EVERYONE for the great help. jawanda56Re-install the hotfix as soybean suggested... Also there is a flash drive disinfector. I'll see if i still have the link.Quote Re-install the hotfix as soybean suggested... Thanks for the ADVICE, The Security Update for Windows 2000 (KB835732) is now downloaded and installed. jawanda56Did that help or are you still having problems?Quote from: CBMatt on June 18, 2007, 07:41:09 AM Did that help or are you still having problems?No, Chris, The problem remains as before. Tried by changing its filing system to FAT (as I heard, FAT is the default file system in the flash drives), but no improvements. As I suspected in the beginning of this thread, perhaps something wrong physically with the chip of the pen drives. Any software, which I can USE, to test the flashdrive? Any thing similer to MemTest? Then I have a feeling that I might not be using the flashdrives in the correct manner, because two flash drives, bought from different shops and from differant cities, show exactly same symptoms. Chances are rare... I'll try to spend, next few days, to know all about the USB flash drives. Thanks... jawanda56When you changed them to FAT were you able to successfully format either one of them ? ?Quote from: patio on June 18, 2007, 05:02:04 PM When you changed them to FAT were you able to successfully format either one of them ? ?Yes, Potio, The flash drives can be formated to either FAT or FAT32. jawanda56Quote from: jawanda56 on June 16, 2007, 07:39:18 AM I always use 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' from sys tray to remove them.Is 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' the actual term used by Windows 2000? In Windows XP, it's "Safely Remove Hardware". In Windows XP, if you open My Computer and right click on a flash drive, I have the option to "Eject" but, if I choose that, I get a warning saying, "If you eject this disk now, you may lose data in any open files. Before ejecting the disk, make sure that all files are closed and no multimedia files (such as music or video) are playing." Quote Is 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' the actual term used by Windows 2000?Yes, Soyabean. In Win2000(sp4), whenever there is a USB device connected to the computer, an icon appears in the system tray. When I hover the pointer over it, it says 'Unplug or Eject Hardware'. When I click on this icon, is asks: 'Stop USB mass storage device - Drive :' jawanda56Quote Is 'Unplug or Eject Hardware' the actual term used by Windows 2000? In Windows XP, it's "Safely Remove Hardware". I think they were trying to save up some vowels in anticipation of Vista DEVELOPMENT.... China = counterfeit merchandise at best, poorly made and no warranty at worst. I would bet the house these were not made for or by Sony. I hope you got these dirt cheap.To use a flash drive, you simply plug it in, transfer your files (either with Send To or by dragging and dropping), use the Eject/Remove feature, and unplug it. It's very simple and I don't think it's an error on your part. Like GX1_Man says, I hope these were very cheap, because I think they're faulty. You may have bought them at different locations, but 90% of computer hardware is counterfeit in China. If you contact Sony, perhaps they can verify this for you. If you buy a new flash drive from a respectable source online, I'm willing to bet you won't have anymore problems.Quote To use a flash drive,Thanks, Chris, for the proper procedure of using the USB flash drives. These two drives are destined for the trash can. I will be more careful while buying new flash drive. Thanks all for great help and valuable suggestions. jawanda56 |
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