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   Pfsszxt@aol.com to nobody@nowhere.invalid   
   Re: How to --USB hard drive ??   
   30 Oct 12 09:50:20   
   
   XPost: alt.windows-xp   
      
   On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 08:14:25 -0700, "David E. Ross"   
    wrote:   
      
   >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.   
         One of the three probably is --it's recognizes as present but   
   won't install --the other two ??   
   >   
   >Perhaps, your hard drive is not intended for "plug and play".   
      
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