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My USB flash drive not showing in windows explorer now

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Old 07-01-2009
Bob H
 
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My USB flash drive not showing in windows explorer now

For some unknown reason all at once, my usb flash drive is no longer
showing in windows as another device like it used to.
It is shown in Device Manager, and is recocgnised by windows when I plug
it in, but I can't see it to get to the files.

Autorun is not enabled either, so where do I enable autorun.
Thanks
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Old 07-01-2009
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Re: My USB flash drive not showing in windows explorer now

try exploring it via
admin tools>computer
management

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"Bob H" <bob@despammer.com> wrote in message news:gk0bnf$1er1$1@energise.enta.net...
> For some unknown reason all at once, my usb flash drive is no longer showing in windows as another device like it used to.
> It is shown in Device Manager, and is recocgnised by windows when I plug it in, but I can't see it to get to the files.
>
> Autorun is not enabled either, so where do I enable autorun.
> Thanks


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Old 07-01-2009
smlunatick
 
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Re: My USB flash drive not showing in windows explorer now

On Jan 6, 7:35*pm, Bob H <b...@despammer.com> wrote:
> For some unknown reason all at once, my usb flash drive is no longer
> showing in windows as another device like it used to.
> It is shown in Device Manager, and is recocgnised by windows when I plug
> it in, but I can't see it to get to the files.
>
> Autorun is not enabled either, so where do I enable autorun.
> Thanks


Possibility that somehow the flash drive letter has be told to not
show up in Explorer. Locate and install the TweakUI from the
Powertoys for XP. Then, you should be able to tell your XP which
drive letters to display in Explorer.
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Old 08-01-2009
Bob H
 
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Re: My USB flash drive not showing in windows explorer now

Thats what I ended up doing, and assigning a drive letter.
Thanks anyway

db ´¯`·.. ><)))º>` .. . wrote:
> try exploring it via
> admin tools>computer
> management
>

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