External Drives DON"T WORK WITH VISTA

Hey ,

Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work with
windows vista

let me know please

I had no problem connecting my external 250GB hard drive. I then used
Vista's backup routine to do an image backup, which worked very quickly.

Dave

"abc@shaw.ca" <we@shaw> wrote in message
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> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work
with
> windows vista
>
> let me know please
>
>

If you mean install/run Vista from an external, only if the drive is
either a SCSI or SATA. To Vista, a USB external drive defines
itself as "Removable" which is not a supported installation setup.

"abc@shaw.ca" <we@shaw> wrote in message
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> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work
> with windows vista
>
> let me know please
>

What kind of drive and is it connected to the mobo via a pass-through?

"abc@shaw.ca" <we@shaw> wrote in message
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> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work
> with windows vista
>
> let me know please
>

I have the same problem with my HotWay NAS drive with a 300GB HDD
installed. It CANNOT connect to it via ethernet.

"abc@shaw.ca" wrote:

> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work with
> windows vista
>
> let me know please
>
>
>

I have the same problem with my HotWay NAS drive with a 300GB HDD
installed. It CANNOT connect to it via ethernet.

"abc@shaw.ca" wrote:

> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work with
> windows vista
>
> let me know please
>
>
>

"HoochieMamma" <hoochiemamma72@hotmail.com(don''''t spam me mo fo''''s)>
wrote in message news:EED99628-5768-4585-82DD-94E0B6A2FC25@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem with my HotWay NAS drive with a 300GB HDD
> installed. It CANNOT connect to it via ethernet.

NAS drives work fine... No problem with my LinkSys.

I had similar problem. I went into device manager. Scroll down to "Universal
Serial Bus Controllers" and then to "USB Mass Storage Device(s)". Should see
an icon "plug" with no "X" shown on icon(s). If an "X" appears right-click on
appropriate icon - properties - drivers.

Driver required: "C:\windows\system32\drivers\USBSTOT.sys"

Hope this helps.

"Noozer" wrote:

>
> "HoochieMamma" <hoochiemamma72@hotmail.com(don''''t spam me mo fo''''s)>
> wrote in message news:EED99628-5768-4585-82DD-94E0B6A2FC25@microsoft.com...
> >I have the same problem with my HotWay NAS drive with a 300GB HDD
> > installed. It CANNOT connect to it via ethernet.
>
> NAS drives work fine... No problem with my LinkSys.
>
>
>

Correction:

Driver required: "C:\windows\system32\drivers\USBSTOR.sys" instead of:

Driver required: "C:\windows\system32\drivers\USBSTOT.sys"

Sorry



"Dick C." wrote:

> I had similar problem. I went into device manager. Scroll down to "Universal
> Serial Bus Controllers" and then to "USB Mass Storage Device(s)". Should see
> an icon "plug" with no "X" shown on icon(s). If an "X" appears right-click on
> appropriate icon - properties - drivers.
>
> Driver required: "C:\windows\system32\drivers\USBSTOT.sys"
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> "Noozer" wrote:
>
> >
> > "HoochieMamma" <hoochiemamma72@hotmail.com(don''''t spam me mo fo''''s)>
> > wrote in message news:EED99628-5768-4585-82DD-94E0B6A2FC25@microsoft.com...
> > >I have the same problem with my HotWay NAS drive with a 300GB HDD
> > > installed. It CANNOT connect to it via ethernet.
> >
> > NAS drives work fine... No problem with my LinkSys.
> >
> >
> >

my external drives work just fine. just by plugging it into the USB port...
"abc@shaw.ca" wrote:

> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work with
> windows vista
>
> let me know please
>
>
>

Confirmed, my Lacie Brick works just fine with Vista x64 through USB.
--
http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
"Chris Daniels" <ChrisDaniels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> my external drives work just fine. just by plugging it into the USB
> port...
> "abc@shaw.ca" wrote:
>
>> Hey ,
>>
>> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work
>> with
>> windows vista
>>
>> let me know please
>>
>>
>>

Hey all,

I'm using a Vantec Nexstar 3 w. a 160gb Seagate and Vista doesn't recognize
it. I downloaded the drivers from Vantec's site but no luck. It works fine
first try in XP.

Also, simple Logitech webcam doesn't work, either. I've tried both through
my USB hub and through the MB at the back. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

"Andre Da Costa" wrote:

> Confirmed, my Lacie Brick works just fine with Vista x64 through USB.
> --
> http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
> "Chris Daniels" <ChrisDaniels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D2C09E87-5C10-45B1-A837-2623C2851687@microsoft.com...
> > my external drives work just fine. just by plugging it into the USB
> > port...
> > "abc@shaw.ca" wrote:
> >
> >> Hey ,
> >>
> >> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work
> >> with
> >> windows vista
> >>
> >> let me know please
> >>
> >>
> >>
>

here's the link for the Logitech Webcam Drivers:

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/do...S/EN,CRID=1794

just need to pick yours out and download! Had the same problem and wouldn't
read the driver from my install disk.

Not sure about the external drive. I had no problem with mine and it's a
USB. Do you still ahve your install disk? Check their website for an
updated driver.

Judy

"Donovan" <Donovan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8534F230-D6E7-41AA-B818-FD522B05B5DD@microsoft.com...
> Hey all,
>
> I'm using a Vantec Nexstar 3 w. a 160gb Seagate and Vista doesn't
> recognize
> it. I downloaded the drivers from Vantec's site but no luck. It works
> fine
> first try in XP.
>
> Also, simple Logitech webcam doesn't work, either. I've tried both
> through
> my USB hub and through the MB at the back. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> "Andre Da Costa" wrote:
>
>> Confirmed, my Lacie Brick works just fine with Vista x64 through USB.
>> --
>> http://adacosta.live.spaces.com
>> "Chris Daniels" <ChrisDaniels@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D2C09E87-5C10-45B1-A837-2623C2851687@microsoft.com...
>> > my external drives work just fine. just by plugging it into the USB
>> > port...
>> > "abc@shaw.ca" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hey ,
>> >>
>> >> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive
>> >> work
>> >> with
>> >> windows vista
>> >>
>> >> let me know please
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>

abc, try digging through the registry to
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\SUB and look for entries under
Vid_0000&Pid_0000 for identifier strings related to your hardware, its very
possible that the system is recognizing the drives as "Unknown Devices" and
pushing them here.

What you will attempt to do is delete all the entries under the
Vid_0000&Pid_0000 key but MS (in its infinite wisdom) has decided to
eliminate any user control over these keys.

I know this because every time Windows Defender runs against the USB key I
have set up as my ReadyBoost drive it fails out, the hardware drops, Windows
attemtps to recognize it again but Windows Defender is still trying to access
it. The multiple access calls screw with the hardware identification and
Vista ends up identifying the hardware as an "Unknown Device", if I have any
other devices attached to the computer at the time that use USBSTOR.SYS they
are also re-registered as "Unknown Devices".

I may sound bitter.

If I find an EASY way to change the rights on the ENUM keys I'll post it up,
but as it is I think the only methodology of changing the rights on ENUM is
by startup script and I'm frankly I need to calm down first.

"abc@shaw.ca" wrote:

> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work with
> windows vista
>
> let me know please
>
>
>

Hello Ya'all:

Here's my two cents on this: There's two main components on a USB drive --
the drive itself, and the USB (or firewire) to PATA (or SATA) bridge. The
problem, as far as I can tell, is previously, like in XP, the bridge and
drive never needed a driver from the device manufacturer -- XP had a built-in
driver for the bridge as well as the drive. What now looks like is happening
is they have a built-in driver for the bridge, but do not have drivers for
the drives. I have a Nexstar USB to PATA drive chassis. When I put a Seagate
drive in it, it works. When I put a Maxtor, it doesn't. My best guess is
whoever was alpha testing this at Microsoft didn't have every combination of
drive and bridge to test, so only what was on-hand was tested, and since that
seemed to work, that's what was released.

On a similar subject is a huge oversight on the part of USB memory keys.
Originally, we heard rumors of even more advanced support for memory keys --
according to Microsoft's WHQL list -- memory keys are NOT supported. In fact,
I have a Lexar Jumpdrive -- the most common memory key ever made -- doesn't
work and not supported.

When the driver installs the bridge driver, that goes oK, but when it gets
to the "drive" portion of the driver, if you go to the driver details -- it
says "Could not start driver -- invalid switch".

I sent in an e-mail to Microsoft's support (90-days by the way on Vista),
and have had no response other than an automated acknowledgement that the
message was received.

I also contacted Lexar on the USB memory key issue, and they were completely
caught off guard.

If you think drive problems are a problem -- they are just the top of the
iceburg. Try connecting to a Mac network, or printing over an ethernet print
server -- on the Mac network, you end up logging into yourself, and most
ethernet print servers don't work - in fact, funny as it seems, when Vista
first went beta, the HP Laserjet 4si wasn't even in the device list as a
local printer.

Lance


"abc@shaw.ca" wrote:

> Hey ,
>
> Does anyone know if there is a soloution to make an external drive work with
> windows vista
>
> let me know please
>
>
>