no drive icon for usb cruze drive

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Just got a new usb 4g SanDisk Cruzer jump drive. Plugged into my desktop and
it worked fine. Copied files to and from.

Plugged into my laptop and Windows XP SP3 sees the new drive being installed
in the tray but when I go to "My Computer" the system doesn't give me a
drive icon.

I can go to "CMD" prompt and change to f: and type"dir" and it sees the
drive in DOS.

What gives??
 
Re: no drive icon for usb cruze drive


"gary" <grsalvo@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> Just got a new usb 4g SanDisk Cruzer jump drive. Plugged into my desktop
and
> it worked fine. Copied files to and from.
>
> Plugged into my laptop and Windows XP SP3 sees the new drive being
installed
> in the tray but when I go to "My Computer" the system doesn't give me a
> drive icon.
>
> I can go to "CMD" prompt and change to f: and type"dir" and it sees the
> drive in DOS.
>
> What gives??
>
>

Use Window Explorer, if it's there then it should be in "My Computer"

maybe the icon is just off-screen?
 
Re: no drive icon for usb cruze drive

That's the prob. The only place I find it is in the CMD prompt. I see it in
System, Hardware and it is assigned drive f:. It just doesn't show up in the
Windows GUI.


"philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>
> "gary" <grsalvo@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> news:%23dbOMWXMJHA.468@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Just got a new usb 4g SanDisk Cruzer jump drive. Plugged into my desktop
> and
>> it worked fine. Copied files to and from.
>>
>> Plugged into my laptop and Windows XP SP3 sees the new drive being
> installed
>> in the tray but when I go to "My Computer" the system doesn't give me a
>> drive icon.
>>
>> I can go to "CMD" prompt and change to f: and type"dir" and it sees the
>> drive in DOS.
>>
>> What gives??
>>
>>
>
> Use Window Explorer, if it's there then it should be in "My Computer"
>
> maybe the icon is just off-screen?
>
>
 
Re: no drive icon for usb cruze drive


"gary" <grsalvo@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> That's the prob. The only place I find it is in the CMD prompt. I see it
in
> System, Hardware and it is assigned drive f:. It just doesn't show up in
the
> Windows GUI.
>
>

If you can access it from the command prompt
it should be seen in Windows Explorer.

Right click on "My Computer" and go to "Manage"

then from disk management see how the drive letter is assigned.




> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:erin5OYMJHA.6000@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >
> > "gary" <grsalvo@pacbell.net> wrote in message
> > news:%23dbOMWXMJHA.468@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> >> Just got a new usb 4g SanDisk Cruzer jump drive. Plugged into my
desktop
> > and
> >> it worked fine. Copied files to and from.
> >>
> >> Plugged into my laptop and Windows XP SP3 sees the new drive being
> > installed
> >> in the tray but when I go to "My Computer" the system doesn't give me a
> >> drive icon.
> >>
> >> I can go to "CMD" prompt and change to f: and type"dir" and it sees the
> >> drive in DOS.
> >>
> >> What gives??
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Use Window Explorer, if it's there then it should be in "My Computer"
> >
> > maybe the icon is just off-screen?
> >
> >
>
>
 
Re: no drive icon for usb cruze drive

Drive letter got hidden. Download TweeakUI from Microsoft, and UNhide it.

gary wrote:

> That's the prob. The only place I find it is in the CMD prompt. I see it in
> System, Hardware and it is assigned drive f:. It just doesn't show up in the
> Windows GUI.
>
>
> "philo" <philo@privacy.net> wrote in message
> news:erin5OYMJHA.6000@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
>>"gary" <grsalvo@pacbell.net> wrote in message
>>news:%23dbOMWXMJHA.468@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>Just got a new usb 4g SanDisk Cruzer jump drive. Plugged into my desktop
>>
>>and
>>
>>>it worked fine. Copied files to and from.
>>>
>>>Plugged into my laptop and Windows XP SP3 sees the new drive being
>>
>>installed
>>
>>>in the tray but when I go to "My Computer" the system doesn't give me a
>>>drive icon.
>>>
>>>I can go to "CMD" prompt and change to f: and type"dir" and it sees the
>>>drive in DOS.
>>>
>>>What gives??
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Use Window Explorer, if it's there then it should be in "My Computer"
>>
>>maybe the icon is just off-screen?
>>
>>
>
>
>
 
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