Well, I'm not an expert, but I'm told that flash drives need Fat32. On a few
gigs, there isn't much to chose from in any event, unless you want to
transfer files over 4 gigs.


"Gary Mount" <gary_mount@telus.net> wrote in message
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> "Remember to use FAT32"
>
> Why FAT32 ? What about NTFS ? Isn't NTFS more robust than FAT32?
>
> "Wandering" <amore.dei********.com> wrote in message
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>> Does it show up in Disk Manager? If it does, you should be able to right
>> click it and assign a drive letter.
>>
>> You might want to put it on you XP machine, and recover all the data,
>> then format it and replace the data. Remember to use FAT32.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>>
>> "mattperry" <mattperry@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8C0191E9-A47B-4F3F-8F62-7DC97D417175@microsoft.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> Im hoping someone will be able to help me here...
>>>
>>> I recently fresh installed my Vista Premium x86 on my homebuilt, and I
>>> had
>>> all my data backed up on my flash. When I plug it in, Vista dings like
>>> normal, but it is not in Windows Explorer and Disk Management. The
>>> Drive did
>>> have some Code 10 Device Cannot Start problems, but those are worked out
>>> when
>>> I disabled it and re-installed the driver, and the drive DOES show up in
>>> 'Safely Remove Hardware' and the Device Manager...
>>>
>>> I kinda diagnosed that it doesnt have a Drive Letter assigned, due to
>>> the
>>> flash drive working in my XP x64 dual-boot.
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks[/color]
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