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re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD
Monday, January 22, 2007 at 5:37 am
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Posted by aerofoiler (1 messages posted)


Thanks u very, very much Israel....I have finally installed all my pending devices by this just one gr8 tip....I was planning to roll back to XP from RC2 was so frustrated... Thanks Again Mate.. aero


On Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:00 pm, Israel wrote:
>hi Vince
>Greg got the solution
>follow the instructions
>Here is the solution:
>
>1. Connect your drive
>2. When prompted that windows needs a driver click "locate and install driver software"
>3. Once you are prompted for the disc click "I dont have the disc. Show me other
>options."
>4. Now click on "Browse my computer for driver software"
>5. In the box type in the location of your system32 directory.. (in mine and most
>cases it will be "C:\Windows\System32" ) MAKE SURE the Include subfolders box is
>ticked and click next.
>6. Windows will find the driver and install it..
>7. Windows may ask you for the disc a few more times, just follow steps 3 to 5 again
>and the drivers will install perfectly.
>
>This is probably just one of the may bug in vista.. I am happy I found a solution
>for it though and I'm sure you will be too.
>enjoy!!
>


Written in response to:
re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Israel: Monday, January 15, 2007 at 10:00 pm)

Responses to this message:
*Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (George: Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 7:23 am)

All messages in this thread [show all]
-USB to IDE driver for External HDD (vince: Sun, Dec 10, 2006, 2:42 am)
-re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Ray B: Mon, Dec 11, 2006, 5:48 am)
-re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Israel: Sat, Dec 23, 2006, 11:48 pm)
-re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Greg: Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 11:16 am)
*re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Israel: Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 9:55 pm)
*re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Joe W: Thu, Jan 10, 2008, 3:25 pm)
-re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD Windows Vista (RiptideHD: Mon, Oct 29, 2007, 8:42 pm)
*re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD Windows Vista (IEEE1394: Sun, Nov 4, 2007, 12:26 am)
-re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Israel: Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 10:00 pm)
-re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (aerofoiler: Mon, Jan 22, 2007, 5:37 am)
-Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (George: Thu, Jun 7, 2007, 7:23 am)
-re: Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (IEEE1394: Fri, Jun 8, 2007, 7:54 pm)
-re: Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (George: Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 7:26 am)
-re: Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (free craps: Wed, Jun 27, 2007, 3:49 am)
-re: Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (George: Thu, Jun 28, 2007, 4:18 am)
*re: Re: USB to IDE driver for External HDD (Jason: Thu, Sep 6, 2007, 8:57 am)
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