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re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 9:57 am Posted by Gary (78 messages posted) Vince, When I installed my flash drive (Vista Enterprise) Vista looked & installed drivers automatically & likewise when I attached my 250gB Lacie USB2 external drive. So they work fine, just waiting for Creative to get their act together for my Audigy 2ZS but also other progs/apps I've tried don't install but some I have do so it's a waiting game I think. Gaz On Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 1:02 am, vince wrote: >I've tried a number of different devices from flash drives to external hdd's. None >of them work. Vista Keeps asking for drivers.. which i can't find anywhere. Anyone >else encounter this problem? [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 11:35 am Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (6749 messages posted) What make of chipset is giving you your USB connectivity? State make and model of motherboard, or if USB is on an expansion card, state make and model of card. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 3:46 am Posted by vince (10 messages posted) the make of my motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-K8N. I've already been to the Gigabyte Website looking for drivers. I tried installing both chipset and usb 2 drivers for xp as vista's aren't available on the website. No Luck. Any Suggestions? I'm running Vista RTM x86 [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 7:49 am Posted by Dan Sarandrea, MCSE (6749 messages posted) There are 22 different motherboards with nine different nVidia chipsets made by Gigabyte that have K8N in the model number. My suggestion would be to find your exact model on this page at Gigabyte, http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_List.aspx?VenderType=AMD&CPUType=socket+939, then go to the nVidia website and download the Vista driver for that exact chipset. Please image your installation or backup your data before doing this, however, as there is no telling what is going to happen when you change chipset drivers. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 8:32 am Posted by Harry Clark (415 messages posted) If the OS is looking for drivers for a removable device it will certainly not be the motherboard chipset USB drivers ? if it were then it would never know you had plugged anything in ?, most likely something from the Vista DVD , whenever XP had this sort of problem it was usually looking for usbstor.sys from the i386 folder on the XP CD ? Cheers HC On Thursday, December 14, 2006 at 7:49 am, Dan Sarandrea, MCSE wrote: >There are 22 different motherboards with nine different nVidia chipsets made by Gigabyte >that have K8N in the model number. > >My suggestion would be to find your exact model on this page at Gigabyte, >http://www.giga-byte.com.tw/Products/Motherboard/Products_List.aspx?VenderType=AMD&CPUType=socket+939, >then go to the nVidia website and download the Vista driver for that exact chipset. > >Please image your installation or backup your data before doing this, however, as >there is no telling what is going to happen when you change chipset drivers. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Friday, December 15, 2006 at 12:12 am Posted by vince (10 messages posted) that makes heaps of sense. i tried the vista cd... no luck. this is really starting to p#@s me off. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Sunday, December 17, 2006 at 2:06 pm Posted by SjW (5 messages posted) I had the exact same problem with RC2 - whenever I popped in a USB memory stick it couldn'd find a driver, which was pretty annoying to say the least. But in RC1 they worked fine. I now have RTM and it works fine for me. No idea why, as it has been the same hardware all along. Maybe a long shot, but try enabling the local administrator account and log in with that and pop it in - thats the only way I could get it to install the driver for the Nokia USB cable. On Friday, December 15, 2006 at 12:12 am, vince wrote: >that makes heaps of sense. i tried the vista cd... no luck. this is really starting >to p#@s me off. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Monday, December 18, 2006 at 5:13 am Posted by vince (10 messages posted) You guys will never guesss how i finally got it working. i reinstalled the exact same copy of vista rtm and now it works. unbelievable! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Saturday, January 13, 2007 at 7:40 am Posted by Bruce (1 messages posted) I have similar problems with the GA-K8NXP-SLI- no mass storage (thumb drive, USB HD, Camera, flash memory) are recognized when using any of the (10) on-board USB ports. However, they do work through either of the add-in USB cards I have installed. All other devices (printers, PDAs, webcams, etc) seem to work fine from the on-board ports- it is just MSD devices through the (nForce4?) on-board USB ports that are giving me grief. I formatted Vista and went back to XP and all of the ports work fine. I did a new install (on a different HD that I put in a drive swap cage) and the problems are still there- it is definatly Vista specific. Anyone heard any official solutions to this problem? Thanks, Bruce On Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 1:02 am, vince wrote: >I've tried a number of different devices from flash drives to external hdd's. None >of them work. Vista Keeps asking for drivers.. which i can't find anywhere. Anyone >else encounter this problem? [Reply or follow-up to this message] SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 11:09 pm Posted by Alp (4 messages posted) I had the exact same problem with USB Devices (Mass Storage and Mice, maybe even more USB stuff) with Windows Vista Ultimate and got an emergency solution for that: - plug in - hit locate and install driver - if active Windows Update searches stupidly around - don't have disc (but we have, hehe) - browse computer - type to Location: C:\Windows\System32 (I checked subfolders too) - next - repeat this for all following stuff (USB-Mass Storage Drivers, Disk Drive, Generic Volume etc.) - happy USBing Yes, how could Microsoft know that the drivers could already exist in the System? For Flash Drives/USB Discs you have to do this once per PC, for Mice once per USB-Connector !?! Anyone know if you can point to default driver search locations via registry or something? Greets Alp [Reply or follow-up to this message] SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 10:23 am Posted by Alp (4 messages posted) I had the exact same problem with USB Devices (Mass Storage and Mice, maybe even more USB stuff) with Windows Vista Ultimate and got an emergency solution for that: - plug in - hit locate and install driver - if active Windows Update searches stupidly around - don't have disc (but we have, hehe) - browse computer - type to Location: C:\Windows\System32 (I checked subfolders too) - next - repeat this for all following stuff (USB-Mass Storage Drivers, Disk Drive, Generic Volume etc.) - happy USBing Yes, how could Microsoft know that the drivers could already exist in the System? For Flash Drives/USB Discs you have to do this once per PC, for Mice once per USB-Connector !?! Anyone know if you can point to default driver search locations via registry or something? Greets Alp [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Wednesday, February 7, 2007 at 1:45 am Posted by Dru (1 messages posted) Thanks for the solution it works a treat :-). What a simple fix !! I class myself as a good problem solver (I enjoy issues) but I didn't manage to solve it in the last couple of days. I was loosing my last few strands of hair :-). Well done that man!! On Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 10:23 am, Alp wrote: >I had the exact same problem with USB Devices (Mass Storage and Mice, maybe even >more USB stuff) with Windows Vista Ultimate and got an emergency solution for that: > >- plug in >- hit locate and install driver >- if active Windows Update searches stupidly around >- don't have disc (but we have, hehe) >- browse computer >- type to Location: C:\Windows\System32 (I checked subfolders too) >- next >- repeat this for all following stuff (USB-Mass Storage Drivers, Disk Drive, Generic >Volume etc.) >- happy USBing > >Yes, how could Microsoft know that the drivers could already exist in the System? > >For Flash Drives/USB Discs you have to do this once per PC, for Mice once per USB-Connector >!?! > >Anyone know if you can point to default driver search locations via registry or something? > >Greets Alp [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Monday, April 30, 2007 at 1:41 am Posted by jacques bernard (1 messages posted) I have tried the windows system 32 solution but I still cannot access files on my mass USB storage. In fact I would like to have it as a shortcut on my desktop. Do any of you know how to proceed? JB On Tuesday, January 16, 2007 at 11:09 pm, Alp wrote: >I had the exact same problem with USB Devices (Mass Storage and Mice, maybe even >more USB stuff) with Windows Vista Ultimate and got an emergency solution for that: > >- plug in >- hit locate and install driver >- if active Windows Update searches stupidly around >- don't have disc (but we have, hehe) >- browse computer >- type to Location: C:\Windows\System32 (I checked subfolders too) >- next >- repeat this for all following stuff (USB-Mass Storage Drivers, Disk Drive, Generic >Volume etc.) >- happy USBing > >Yes, how could Microsoft know that the drivers could already exist in the System? > >For Flash Drives/USB Discs you have to do this once per PC, for Mice once per USB-Connector >!?! > >Anyone know if you can point to default driver search locations via registry or something? > >Greets Alp [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Monday, April 30, 2007 at 7:33 am Posted by Alp (4 messages posted) @Jacques: Does it assign a Drive Letter? Check in Device Manager if you got any other driver problems and tell, maybe i can help... Now i got the 64-bit version of Vista Ultimate installed and the USB Driver Problem didn't appear to me yet, but i found a way how it may be fixed permanently: In Group Policy Editor (run: gpedit.msc) User Config -> Administrative Templates -> System -> Driver Installation ----> Config Driver Search Locations!!! (what i was searching for). Can anybody who still has the USB problem plz tell me if it works, when u put that C.\Windows\system32 folder in there? Thx! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Wednesday, June 20, 2007 at 1:34 am Posted by Justin B (1 messages posted) I've hit the same driver problem connecting a USB pen and traced it to a base Vista problem... Very simple to fix then install drivers, patches, software etc. Just turn off System Restore - which is doing clever things with versions of files so they can't be found! Control Panel -> System -> Advanced System Settings -> System Protection. Wait for it to load settings then untick C:\. Click to accept the change. Either unplug/replug your device, or in device manager right click it and opt to reinstall driver and you're done. Just got my devices installed once I found that. On Monday, April 30, 2007 at 7:33 am, Alp wrote: >@Jacques: Does it assign a Drive Letter? Check in Device Manager if you got any other >driver problems and tell, maybe i can help... > >Now i got the 64-bit version of Vista Ultimate installed and the USB Driver Problem >didn't appear to me yet, but i found a way how it may be fixed permanently: >In Group Policy Editor (run: gpedit.msc) User Config -> Administrative Templates >-> System -> Driver Installation ----> Config Driver Search Locations!!! (what i >was searching for). > >Can anybody who still has the USB problem plz tell me if it works, when u put that >C.\Windows\system32 folder in there? >Thx! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 8:19 am Posted by Tim Tjosvold (1 messages posted) I did this and it said it found the file but an error happened when it tried to install it. Thus I still can't use any of my USB storage devices. They worked at the beginning but I had Vista re-installed and now . . . zippola! On Wednesday, January 17, 2007 at 10:23 am, Alp wrote: >I had the exact same problem with USB Devices (Mass Storage and Mice, maybe even >more USB stuff) with Windows Vista Ultimate and got an emergency solution for that: > >- plug in >- hit locate and install driver >- if active Windows Update searches stupidly around >- don't have disc (but we have, hehe) >- browse computer >- type to Location: C:\Windows\System32 (I checked subfolders too) >- next >- repeat this for all following stuff (USB-Mass Storage Drivers, Disk Drive, Generic >Volume etc.) >- happy USBing > >Yes, how could Microsoft know that the drivers could already exist in the System? > >For Flash Drives/USB Discs you have to do this once per PC, for Mice once per USB-Connector >!?! > >Anyone know if you can point to default driver search locations via registry or something? > >Greets Alp [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 9:55 am Posted by Alp (4 messages posted) @Tim Tjosvold have u tried removing any USB related devices (including controllers) from "Device Manager" to let them be reinstalled on the next new devices checkup ("Scan for Hardware changes"-button or reboot)? Or maybe there are updated Drivers available for your USB Controller. Sometimes those things get stuck and need a push, f.ex. when those HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\USB or \USBSTOR registry keys get scrambled. Good Luck Alp [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: SOLUTION re: aren't usb mass storage devices compatible? Sunday, August 26, 2007 at 10:31 am Posted by Arun Mahendrakar (1 messages posted) This one worked like a charm... thanks pal On Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 8:19 am, Tim Tjosvold wrote: >I did this and it said it found the file but an error happened when it tried to install >it. Thus I still can't use any of my USB storage devices. They worked at the beginning >but I had Vista re-installed and now . . . zippola! > > > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum