On Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:14:42 +0200, "Lynsey Doyle"   
    wrote:   
      
      
   >>   
   >> The card is not shown there. But, a reboot with it in place finds it.   
   >> However an "install" process fails because it "cannot find the   
   >> software"  (I presume tha means a driver --- the same thing   
   >> occurs when I try to use a USB gard drive.)   
   >   
   > Iy means that Windows doesn't have the driver in its stock so you have   
   >to go the the site of the maker of the equipment concerned and download   
   >it from there   
      
    Somehow, I'm not getting through with my questions.   
    The card slot came with the computer. WindowsXP Pro  has , until now,   
   always used the card with ease --- I used SD cards for back-ups of   
   data files.   
    But, apparently, somehow I messed up Windows. Now it doesn't   
   recognize the card as existing. I do a new hardware search. It finds   
   it. But when I try to "install" it, Windows gives a message that it   
   can't  do so because it can't find software. I ask for a search,   
   it crashes and goess to green screen. I have to unplug the computer   
   and reboot to get anything.   
    The same thing happens when I try to use a USB hard drive.   
    I did a system restore back to a date that  was before I realized   
   the problem but it hasn't helped.   
      
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