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usb port issue vista

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  • Started 5 years ago by sjmk
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sjmk
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laptop usb ports not letting memory sticks to work in vista.

thanks sjmk

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Scott
Scott
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How so? Are you trying to use them for 'ReadyBoost'?

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sjmk
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sorry was a bit short on info, i bought my son a new laptop for uni work.everything worked fine but when you put a memory stick in any of the usb ports so he can download it to the laptop it wont do anything,he uses a usb mouse and that works fine, its just memory sticks....... thanks for your earlier reply.

steve.

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Scott
Scott
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I'm guessing the data can't be read in the format it was written in.

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sjmk
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hi again, the data bar has pictures songs and course work which works on my eldest sons laptop thats a vista machine also.... can it be usb ports need drivers im guessing due to my limitations with pcs....thanks again for any replies.

steve.

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Scott
Scott
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When I plug in a new USB memory device my PC downloads the drivers immediately (happened yesterday).

You're sure it's formatted in FAT or NTFS?

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