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Hello USB problem solvers,
I would like to let you know that I have solved my problem regarding my Flash drive, when I plugged it in to the USB port it was recognised by the system but I could not see what folders it had, so I looked everywhere to find a solution even the knowledge base for XP at MS, it seemed amazing the efforts people go to solve problems like this, it was suggested by MS that the registry was corrupted and that one had to edit the registry to alter the coding, I can tell you I have never been that far. I downloaded a program called Driver Robot which was supplied by Blitware Technology and ran that but that did not even detect that something was wrong with the USB port after it scanned the drivers, it said that many were out of date, so what my computer is still running well after four years, I can't see the point of changing drivers unless part of the system is altered anyway I wrote to Blitware and explained to them the problem that I was having and I also wrote to the computer manufacturer, the computer manufacturer could not be bothered to reply, Blitware asked for the details of the Laptop, they sent me a link to get update drivers and also a USBPatch, I installed the USBPatch and hey presto my flash drive worked again.
!Hoorah!. I am on cloud seven at the moment.
Regards,

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A short, practical add-on to the thread: ’s outcome (installing a vendor USB patch and updated drivers) is a common and valid fix, but the root cause in cases like this usually falls into three areas — driver/host-controller problems, filesystem/attribute corruption on the flash drive, or malware that hides files. Thanks to for asking for details and to for noting that driver‑checking tools exist; those tools can help locate updates but are not a substitute for verifying drivers from the laptop or chipset maker.

Quick troubleshooting checklist (order matters):

  • Verify the drive on another computer to confirm whether the media itself is intact.
  • Open Disk Management to confirm the partition and drive letter; assign a letter if missing.
  • In Device Manager check for yellow warnings under Disk drives or Universal Serial Bus controllers; uninstall any problematic entries and let Windows rediscover the device.
  • If files are present but invisible, remove hidden/system attributes and run a filesystem check (see commands below).
  • Scan the flash drive with a current antivirus/malware tool; look for an unexpected autorun.inf or shortcut files.
  • Prefer official OEM or chipset vendor drivers and chipset/USB controller updates over random ZIP downloads; back up important data before applying driver changes.

Basic command-line recovery (replace E: with the flash drive letter):

attrib -s -h -r /s /d E:\*.*
chkdsk E: /f

Final notes: data should be backed up before running repair utilities. On laptops, check USB Root Hub power settings to avoid power-saving cutoffs. Driver-updater utilities can save time but verify sources and prefer manufacturer downloads. Given that Windows XP is no longer supported, moving critical files to a newer, supported OS is strongly recommended for security.

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Hi,
Good to hear that you were able to get your computer working again but it would help others if you could supply more information about the program you used and a link to the site.
You could also mark this thread as solved.

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Hey nice, It's true what you just said, it's amazing the efforts people go to solve problems. Well here is a good program for the future, people it's a program I cannot live without, and even nicer, it's free, gratis.
Device Doctor, you'll be surprise of what it can do. Here is the site people. Good Luck
http://www.devicedoctor.com/

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Hi,
Good to hear that you were able to get your computer working again but it would help others if you could supply more information about the program you used and a link to the site.
You could also mark this thread as solved.

Hi Bob,
Thanks, I didn't think of that I was so excited about getting it fixed and being able to use the flash drive again. The link for the USBPatch is here

http://www.filefactory.com/file/a176387/n/USBPatch.zip

but I also got a link for my update drivers which also included the USBPatch

for more information on USB problems is here,

I hope that will help anybody who is stuck with the same problem as I had.

Regards,

Member Avatar for primero

Hey nice, It's true what you just said, it's amazing the efforts people go to solve problems. Well here is a good program for the future, people it's a program I cannot live without, and even nicer, it's free, gratis.
Device Doctor, you'll be surprise of what it can do. Here is the site people. Good Luck
http://www.devicedoctor.com/

Hi mdk2k4,
Nice to hear from you, I will have a look at the Devicedoctor program, I think that even though these programs are good and if you think they are better than anything you have used before one can also subcribe something for using them. That is only my opinion.

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