hi i have an IBM leptop R50e running windows XP. a few days ago i donloaded photos from my digital camera with no problem. but since yesterday each time i connect the camera it is recodnized and show up in athe start bar but doesn;t show up as a driver. i connected it to another computer and it connected just fine. so i downloaded the pictures to my usb key. i tried connectng it to the ibm and again the same problem. the small icon appears on the start menu bar. but it doesn't show up as a disc and i can not get to the files. i tried both usb slots the computer has and in both i get the same problem. i haven't installed anything new since last week when i was still able to download the pictures from my camera. i tried re installing the camera drivers again but this didn't worked eiter. does anyone has a idiea of that i can do to solve this wired problem? thnaks, Michael

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thank you for your replay but these links have no solution to my problem. i don't have a "device not recognized" problem. when connecting the usb it is recognized it just doesnt show as a disc and i can not access it...

i will try to explain my problem again maybe i will be more clear this time: when I conntect a usb device (my camera / usb key) it to my computer. I was always able to see it automatically via My Computer as a removable disk when connected and turned on. Well, now I it is NOT recognized in My Computer. The computer makes that bell sound and said the new device was properly installed and ready to use, but it doesn't appear. I am running Windows XP Pro SP3. Any suggestions to get my computer to show me my camera / usb key again, like before? thanks for your help... Michael