PC not recognising Pendrive

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I am trying to do some maintenance on a friends computer. I am trying to back up files onto a USB 2.0 Flash Pendrive. The PC runs Win 98 and does not recognise the Pendrive. I've gone to the Pendrive manuacturers website and downloaded the relevant driver. However I am not sure how to install this. Please can anyone help?

Mr_Skint_2

Just open it its a self extracting file, and if it dont work remove iin
Add/Remove Progams in the control panel...

Win98 dont recognize some/must stuff as PnP Plug and Play
so install the driver.

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Thanks Mr Skint
When I unzip the file it has 12 files either .inf .sys .pdr which is the driver file and where do I move it?

Rex_Mundi

When I unzip the file it has 12 files either .inf .sys .pdr which is the driver file and where do I move it?

Is one of the files called install.exe or setup.exe. It would be one of these if there is.

Mr_Skint_2

Rex_Mundi wrote:

Is one of the files called install.exe or setup.exe. It would be one of these if there is.

:beer:

Thats right if you find that .exe file just double click it.

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Rex_Mundi wrote:

Is one of the files called install.exe or setup.exe. It would be one of these if there is.

I downloaded the driver zip file and opened it using winzip. There are no .exe files.

Rex_Mundi

What pen drive is it? Where did you download the drivers?

Mr_Skint_2

Could it be a .inf file Rex ?

CIS

Go to control panel and then to system and then look in the device manager, if the USB drive shows in their with a '!' next to it, double click on it and it should bring up a screen with 3 tabs. Click the tab that says driver, then select update driver.

Follow through the options on the screen until it asks for the driver location, Use the browse facility to locate where you extracted the files to and select the *.inf file and click continue (if it doesnt accept the inf file select one of the other inf files until you get the right one). This should install the driver.

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Pen drive is Buffalo ruf-c128m/u2

The url I'm downloading from is http://www.buffalo-technology.com/support/downloads-product.php

Just to let you know what my aim is. My friend has a laptop with all of her project work on etc and has no back ups. I really think she should back up in case it gets stolen/broken etc. She has no CD/DVD burner so I can't burn a CD. She only has a floppy drive and there are loads of files I need to back up.
The only way I can think to do it is to copy them to my pendrive and burn them onto CD on my PC.

Rex_Mundi

Good thinking CIS.......just pointing the driver update to the relevent folder should work also. It should pick what it needs from there.