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Name: jyothisjohn
Date: July 11, 2009 at 08:12:51 Pacific
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
CPU/Ram: 1.662 GHz / 1527 MB
Product: Hewlett-packard / Hp compaq nx6310 (es471ea#abu)
Subcategory: USB
Comment:

Hi. When I connect a USB storage device to my USB port, it used to appear in My Computer. But nowadays it does not. The hardware in being found and installed and everything but it just doesn't show in My Computer and hence i cannot browse it. Please help and tell me what i can do..



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Name: HMonk
Date: July 11, 2009 at 22:38:35 Pacific
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Go to http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/... and read about and DL PowerToys. With the Tweak UI module you can allow (or not) unlimited drive letters. In other words, you are now limited in what can be assigned a driver letter.

Monk


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Name: jyothisjohn
Date: July 12, 2009 at 01:06:21 Pacific
Reply:

Hey Thanks that helped!


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Response Number 3
Name: HMonk
Date: July 12, 2009 at 13:37:25 Pacific
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Glad to assist.

Monk


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