How do I install my new USB device?

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Mike: it certainly sounds like you need to locate drivers and possibly install them manually. That's what I would expect for a USB to DB9 device. Check the belkin site, or any software that came with the device.

I got an mp3 player and for the last 4 ours i've been trying to get the thing to work but it wont. It just keeps acting like it dosnt detect the USB. How do I get it to work.?
Thanks,
Ryan

Hello!

I have a 1-GB Tiny Disk USB 2.0 flash drive and a 60-GB Hitachi Travelstar portable hard disk, both working fine in my laptop (WinXP Home SP2). I plugged them to another PC (WinXP Pro), which showed the message "Found new device", then "There was an error installing the device" and it did not recognise either and reported "Device unknown" in the Device Manager.

The problem is that after that incident I get the same message when I plug any of these 2 devices to my own laptop as well, either directly to a USB 2.0 port, or through a self-powered USB hub. No matter what I tried (uninstalling - reinstalling, plugging in different USB ports, system restore...), both devices do not respond and I constantly get the message "One of the USB devices attached to this computer has malfunctioned, and Windows does not recognize it". Need to mention that the printer, which is connected to the USB hub, is working properly.

I would most certainly appreciate any kind of suggestion and help.

Best regards

Spytsi

i bought a digital camera so i took some pics and after taking em i tried to pass em to my computer (windows 98) but it doesnt wanna show em. it asks me to put a version 2 windows 98 disc which i dont have. cause i dont have it i cant do nothing
do i need the disc or i can install it with out it??
please help me out
thax

I transferred files from my old computer to my new one using a usb memory stick (storage device). I think I made the mistake of not "safely" removing it from my computer...now every time I start up, I get that little tray icon saying something about safely removing hardware, even tho there is no hardware to remove. Is there a way I can stop this from popping up every time I restart? (I don't get online much, so a personal reply would be great, if possible!)

Susan
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P.S. I tried inserting the usb device again, and "safely" removing it, but every time I restart, I get the little tray icon about safely removing hardware. I just want to get that little icon to stop. LOL

Susan to get the USB device to detect again unistall the device drivers and reinstall them that should fix the problem.

i got a new mp3 player for my christmas and it hasnt worked since!. the problem is that i have installed all the drivers, tried to uninstall then reinstall them and windows still doesnt show my mp3 player in my computer. it displays it in device manager but it says its working fine. HELP!!!

hi i have a problemwith my new mp3 player. i followed all the instruction on how to instal and which i did. i then sloted my mo3 player flash memory in and windows is not dectcting my device. i have checked on 'my computer' and still no detction. is it a problem with my computer or with the mp3 player. pls help

Every time I try to install a new Maxtor IDE disk, I go through this, but I can't remember what I did.
This time, it's n a USB box. Though the Device Manager says "This device is working properly," My Computer doesn't see it. I have installed with the CD and without; I have uninstalled it; I have plugged it in and unplugged it, both with "permission" and without, and I have tried to roll back the driver (though there is no old driver). As I say, the Device Manager sees the disk, and says it's working properly. Other disk drives (drives that already have info on them) work in the USB tray that I'm using. It's just that I can't use the new disk drive. Yes, it is jumpered correctly, too. The correct lights light, and the disk spins. This is the same problem I always have when I get a new disk. AAaakk!

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