Help Needed w/Win98SE & USB Flash Drive

fridayxiii · 11-25-2004, 10:30 PM

I've got a USB flash drive that works fine w/Win2K. I brought it home & after installing the vendor-recommended driver, the damn thing won't work. I've removed & reinstalled the driver more than a few times & still no go. Anyone got any ideas on what might be wrong, or a generic/universal driver I could use? Thanx!

neno.tu · 11-26-2004, 08:34 PM

What OS are you usign at home?

fridayxiii · 11-26-2004, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by neno.tu

What OS are you usign at home?

Win98SE here en mi casa...

wefancyu · 11-27-2004, 04:07 AM

1.try to download a new driver for the flash drive..

2.upgrade you bios

Stuff2Do · 11-27-2004, 06:46 AM

usb flash drives are plug & play with 98SE

wefancyu · 11-29-2004, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Stuff2Do

usb flash drives are plug & play with 98SE

really?! my recollection is all 98 needed driver for USB devices.

can't remember too much, said good-bye to 98 4 yrs ago

fridayxiii · 11-30-2004, 06:16 AM

I think I'm pretty much skrewed. I got the flash drive as a perk from a software vendor thru my work. The drive is imported, and thusly they can't provide me much, no, any tech support. The maker's documents gave me a URL from which to download a driver, but it hasn't worked so far on my 98SE box. I've tried to use the drive with and without the driver, but so far no luck. That's why I was hoping there might be a generic or universal driver I could use. I'm pretty much left to my own devices on how to troubleshoot & get it to work w/98SE - if I ever can

shaqnup · 03-12-2006, 01:38 AM

Win 98 had no usb support. That was fixed in w98se. BUT, You do need a driver from the flash drive maker. So yes if you can't get it you are screwed!

mondine · 03-12-2006, 05:58 AM

Presumably, the question is sorted by now, since it was asked in 2004.
How about checking the dates, before replying in these ancient threads?

darrenstraight · 03-18-2006, 06:08 AM

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fridayxiii Noogle Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: VA_USA Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help Needed w/Win98SE & USB Flash Drive I've got a USB flash drive that works fine w/Win2K. I brought it home & after installing the vendor-recommended driver, the damn thing won't work. I've removed & reinstalled the driver more than a few times & still no go. Anyone got any ideas on what might be wrong, or a generic/universal driver I could use? Thanx!

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shaqnup Noogle Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	win 98 Win 98 had no usb support. That was fixed in w98se. BUT, You do need a driver from the flash drive maker. So yes if you can't get it you are screwed!

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11-30-2004, 06:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
fridayxiii Noogle Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: VA_USA Posts: 17 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I think I'm pretty much skrewed. I got the flash drive as a perk from a software vendor thru my work. The drive is imported, and thusly they can't provide me much, no, any tech support. The maker's documents gave me a URL from which to download a driver, but it hasn't worked so far on my 98SE box. I've tried to use the drive with and without the driver, but so far no luck. That's why I was hoping there might be a generic or universal driver I could use. I'm pretty much left to my own devices on how to troubleshoot & get it to work w/98SE - if I ever can

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