On Sep 6, 2:04*pm, ossy <gu...@unknown-email.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> Hey guys,
>
> I have 2 pcs one with xp pro, other is vista business 32bit on laptop.
> Using a 750gb samsung hd753Lj internal hard drive in a sumvision
> external enclosure with usb2 and e-sata connection, but i only have usb
> connection. ALl works fine on xp computer, but when i plug into vista i
> get the error in the system tray saying "usb device not recognised". In
> device manager it says "unknown device." have tried all 4 usb ports on
> laptop, have tried using it via mains powered usb hub and still no joy.
> Please help!
> Os
>
> --
> ossy[/color]

The external enclosure is at fault and it may not wirk under Vista.
It has been posted that some external hard drives / enclosures are not
ready for Vista yet.

"smlunatick" <yveslec******.com> wrote in message
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>
> The external enclosure is at fault and it may not wirk under Vista.
> It has been posted that some external hard drives / enclosures are not
> ready for Vista yet.[/color]

Well I don't know which ones. I have an old 30GB 2.5" drive from a 6 year
old laptop in an external enclosure and THAT works perfectly well with XP,
Vista, Win 7 and Linux.