XPost: alt.windows-xp
From: nobody@nowhere.invalid
On 10/29/12 7:14 AM, Pfsszxt@aol.com wrote:
>
> Window XP-Pro with all updates to date.
> I have "holder" for attaching hard drives
> (in my case, from older machines) which
> provides hard drive power and USB attachment.
> When all is plugged in, I hear the hard drive spinning,
> but it is not recognized by XP - Pro OS.
> If I reboot with it plugged in, one of the three
> triggers the "found new hardware" thing
> but can't "install" it. Apparently, there are no
> USB drivers for exteernal USB hard drives.
> MS "support" has been no help.
> Is ther a way to use these old drives???
>
I have an external hard drive with a USB cord that I plug into my
Windows XP SP3 PC. Windows recognizes it immediately when I plug it in.
Perhaps, your hard drive is not intended for "plug and play".
--
David E. Ross
Anyone who thinks government owns a monopoly on inefficient, obstructive
bureaucracy has obviously never worked for a large corporation.
Š 1997 by David E. Ross
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