using a usb flash disk problem

amit_1

HI

i have a usb flash disk and when i take it to work it does not work on there pc for some reason it is a new pc it has a usb 2.0 port but for some reason it does not work. It works on my laptop and pc fine

culpepper

maybe their firewall is set to block it?
We have bluetooth on ours and you have to allow it in the firewall settings.

amit_1

hm i dont think the firewall is causeing the problem

skr80ab

perhaps your work has disabled the port - is it a standalone pc at work or linked to others - if linked 0 that could be your problem

JimArnold

I've had a couple of PCs which stopped working with USB flash rives in each case the driver had become corrupt if you remove or disable it then the next time you plug in it will reload the drivers and all should be well

amit_1

skr80ab wrote:

perhaps your work has disabled the port - is it a standalone pc at work or linked to others - if linked 0 that could be your problem

well the pc are linked to each other i have my own pc there so was wondering if i have to chnage some setting on the computer to enable it to work

-TangleFoot-

JimArnold wrote:

I've had a couple of PCs which stopped working with USB flash rives in each case the driver had become corrupt if you remove or disable it then the next time you plug in it will reload the drivers and all should be well

Just so; you can find concise instructions for removing your USB device drivers here.

amit_1

any more ideas ppl?? thanks for the people who have replyed

skr80ab

if the device is not recognised when you plug it in to your work machine - either the port on that pc is not connected, or it is disabled - as it works on your other machines its the pc not your disk - unless your work is not running XP then you may need to install via a driver disk

-TangleFoot-

That's a good point. If the work-based computers are running a different operating system, you may need to install the correct drivers first.

As found here:

"No driver required for Windows 2000/ME/XP, Mac OS 8.6, Mac OS X, Linux 2.4.0 or higher. Windows 98/98/Me/NT requires appropriate device driver."

robnye

question, why has every post in this thread, got a thank you from 'MSE MARTIN'........... perhaps the usb flashy has got a buggy.... ???