How to Make Windows Detect a USB Flash Disk

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USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives are now the thing to have! Say goodbye to CD-ROMs and those corruptive Floppy Disks, because they are in the past. Keep reading to learn how to make Windows detect a USB drive.

Steps

1. Make sure you are connected to the internet. Windows goes on the Internet through its database of drivers and will locate the correct driver for your computer.
* When you are connected to the internet, and you have an XP computer, a balloon will appear in the lower right hand corner and it will install itself.
* If you not connected to the internet, and cannot connect, then visit the manufacturer of your USB drives that does have internet access (e.g. friend's house, library).
2. Download the driver of the website, save it onto a disk, and bring the disk to your house.
3. Install the driver, and next time you plug in the drive, it should work.


Tips

* Reset your usb drivers that are not functioning correctly: Go to "device manager" by right clicking on "My Computer" from the start menu on the desktop. Then under the left side of this new screen choose "Device Manager" under "Computer Management". On the right side open up "Universal Serial Bus Controllers" right click on the one causing the problems and choose "Uninstall". Then choose "Ok" to remove the device. After, click on the white space in this same window then choose the icon at the top of the screen "Scan for hardware changes", this will scan and reload/install your corrupted drivers. At times you can remove all of the USB storage drivers with this method so that all drivers reset by the method above. (Do this at your own risk). Tip from eProvided USB Thumb Drive Recovery Company

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