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Thread: 500GB Lacie USB 2.0 External Hard Drive not working on Windows Vista

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    500GB Lacie USB 2.0 External Hard Drive not working on Windows Vista

    I cannot copy data on my 500GB external hard drive. It is Lacie USB disc. It was working on Windows XP, but after Vista upgrade it stopped. I can see a Vista installing it, but the setup remains incomplete. I had installed Windows Vista Ultimate. When I connect the drive I can see add new hardware wizard on my screen. It ask me for the drivers. I do not have anything with me. While in Windows XP it use to work on its own. There are lots of data inside the drive and I cannot simply ignore it. I tried a the method of infcache which I found a different thread. But that also does not worked.

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    Windows Vista looks a bit mad about old devices. For external drive I think you do not need to find any special drivers. But still it would be better if you can locate one on the official website. There might be some available updates that you can go for. Check for some new updates in Windows and then try back.

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    Retry the infcache method. You just have to right click on the file and give it full control. This is one of the best way to fix the problem. And even if you delete the file upon reboot it will be regenerated. On more thing you can try. Simple go in Device Manager and uninstall the existing install driver.

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    try updating the usb drivers from the device manager.
    regards
    dave

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    I had downloaded some usb driver package from web. That has helped me to use my mp3 device. Sometime due to windows update you would be able to locate proper drivers or less there is nothing you can do. Vista has some bugs with driver compatibility especially with older devices.

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