Did you try removing it in DevMgr? Then, if you re-insert it, does it
reinstall it?
Joe
"benkmann" <benkmann.201j2c@pcbanter.net> wrote in message
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>
> Hey all,
>
> I recently bought a 512 MB PNY Flash Drive (USB 2.0), brought it home,
> and it worked great for about a week. Then all of sudden yesterday, it
> refused to be recognized. I run Windows XP home, so it SHOULD have the
> driver for the device. Here's what happens:
>
> I plug it in, and it says "Found new device." Then it says "There was
> an error installing the device. You should re-plug the device or
> replace the device." Ha, false on count 2. The device is still good
> because it is recognized on other computers. I tried uninstalling the
> driver, but then as soon as I plug the drive back in it just repeats
> itself.
>
> So I checked in Device Manager. It's listed as "Unknown Device" under
> the USB category, but there is no exclamation point to it. I click on
> it, and it says there's no driver for it!
>
> And yet Windows HAS the driver...hm...
>
> Any help is appreciated, thank you!
>
> -Curt
>
>
> --
> benkmann