Can someone please help me.

I have a Memory Stick, which works on my brothers computer, but when I plug it into my computer, the removable disc is not found or recognised.

Now I know (cos some guy did this before) that I can create a drive for a removable disc.

I do not know the correct computer jargon, so I hope you can understand what I am trying to say.

Can anyone help me, so I can copy my files onto my computer, so I am not blocking my brothers comp with all my stuff.

I assume it's USB ?

You could try (if you haven't already) all the USB ports on your PC, maybe the one you're using is fucked. Or did you connect through a USB hub ? - some devices won't work with a hub and have to go directly to one of the PC's USB ports.

Sorry, I can't really help. As far as I know you shouldn't need to create anything - as soon as you stick something into a USB port it should be recognised and come up as a drive on explorer. If the device is new to your PC it should automatically load whatever driver/software is required from the device, "Plug'n'Pray", in other words.

Not USB....alrighty RED.....ready?

First things first....depending on what system you are running you can do this from your desktop or by clicking the start button on the bottom....

Either way.... go to" My Computer"

From there you will have your drives listed...including your removable memory stick likely as "Drive E"

If you are running XP, then it will be listed under removable accessories or something like that....let me know if you need more help.....

Kick it...then kick it again. Usually works with my home pc.

pardonme4livin said:

What is it then ?
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pardonme4livin said:

It is USB, the only drives I have are C drive, A and D

I am on Windows 98.

On other comps it is G drive I think..

REDFEATHERS said:

With windows 98 you need to install drivers. Your memory stick should have come with a disc Red.

LleeLlee said:

Ok, I have just installed Windows ME


btw, its not my stick..

REDFEATHERS said:

Windows ME???

Get a copy of XP instead.

TMPletz said:

Who from????

TMPletz said:

Yeah...does Microsoft even support 98 or ME anymore??

I *hated* XP at first, but after I got used to it, no way I'd ever go back.


Red, if you do not have the driver disk for the stick, go to the site that makes it and you can probably download the drivers you need.

REDFEATHERS said:

Good question. It's almost worth it to buy a new system with a pre-install than it is to buy fucking Windows nowadays.

Nikster said:

I jhave phoned someone already today and they suggested that.. but it didnt work.. thanx anyway.

So I downloaded Windows Millenium.. I dont know if its a good thing or a bad thing, cos my hard drive is now *fragment* it says and I need to get rid of my recovery genius and delete that and de frag something.. but I really havent a clue what I am doingf and have lost files.. and I have broken shit on my comp that doesnt work now.. and my comp is slow and keeps crashing

Oh woe is me.. its great not having a clue and breaking expensive shit..


Thanks Everyone for your help and support though.

I think I am best buying a new computer or getting an IT expert b/f or g/f

Nikster said:

You can even set up the interface to look exactly like 98 or ME. Stuff going on in the background is a little different, but at least it works better.

And yes, the maker of the drive should provide driver downloads in its customer support area of its website.

REDFEATHERS said:

Such is the life of a Windows ME user.

I installed Windows ME on top of 98 a few years ago too...DISASTER!!!!!

Windows ME never really did work right....how did we go from not finding your memory stick to downloading ME and crashing your harddrive? Sorry RED.....looks like you may need a new hard drive and XP.....

TMPletz said:

But there is not much else I can do now..

pardonme4livin said:

Well thats kind of like my life.. no memory disc, download ME, crash hard drive.. next I will be homeless, allergic to avocados, pregnant with triplets and a MJ fan..

Life just isnt fair..

pardonme4livin said:

I'd suggest a reformat of the hard drive and reinstall 98 as a temporary solution until you can get your hands on XP someday. The USB drive may not work with your computer, but at least the REST of the computer will/should still work.

REDFEATHERS said:

But you are a beautiful person. That's something, right?

BreddieMercury said:

Your *JOKES* are getting worse...


..and I LOVE avocados, edit..
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REDFEATHERS said:

Oh don't say that.... nobody is allergic to avacados....

It will all work out for ya....XP is a wonderful thing.... I love it!

pardonme4livin said:

But I became allergic to kiwis this summer.. and I cant really afford to buy XP so I am stuffed/

TMPletz said:

I tried to do that, but once you have a newer version on your harddrive...you can't go back.... Windows ME is like a tick...it burroughs in and you can't get rid of it....I through out a 2 year old computer because ME was giving me such fits!

REDFEATHERS said:

How do you become allergic to something as an adult? I didn't know that happened....

pardonme4livin said:

I had gotten a copy of ME back when it was first released, tried it for a week, and decided it was shit. I was able to reformat and put 98 back on. In my last reformat on this system just a week or two ago, I went from XP to 98 (I was having issues), and then reformatted again and got XP back on. It is possible.

pardonme4livin said:

I dunno.. I am just strange,..,

TMPletz said:

Maybe I shouldn't have been so hasty with the trashing of that system afterall

REDFEATHERS said:

No.... ...not at all!

pardonme4livin said:

no - nod?


Well it does just happen in adults:

News Release
From the University of Southampton
Ref: 04/101
6 July 2004
New study identifies kiwi fruit as 'significant allergen'
A new University of Southampton study concludes that kiwi fruit appears to be a significant food allergen capable of causing severe reactions, particularly in young children with other allergic reactions. The study, which was funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), highlights the increasing incidence of allergic reaction to the popular tropical fruit.
The research team believes that the increase in allergic symptoms can be explained by the demonstrable rise in the incidence of food allergy in general, combined with an increase in the consumption of kiwi fruit.
The findings of this, the first, large detailed study specifically designed to investigate the clinical characteristics of kiwi fruit allergy in adults and children, demonstrate that the allergy can result in severe reactions, particularly in young children who suffer from other allergies. The research is due to be published in the July issue of Clinical and Experimental Allergy today (6 July).
Although kiwi fruit has been recognized as a food allergen for over 20 years, clinical knowledge about the allergy has depended on reports of small groups and few studies have evaluated its clinical characteristics or evaluated methods of diagnosis, such as skin tests and double-blind food challenges.
Kiwi fruit was first introduced into the UK diet in the late 1960s, and consumption has increased steadily since then, with over 31 thousand tons of the fruit being imported into the country in 2002. In the 1970s very little allergy to kiwi fruit was reported; however reactions were increasingly reported in the 1980s, predominantly in adults. It was not until the 1990s that kiwi fruit allergy was becoming more commonly reported in children and young infants.
Dr Jane Lucas, a paediatrician and clinical research fellow at the University of Southampton commented: 'The large number of self-selecting respondents to our study suggest that the allergy may be more common in the UK than previously recognised by the medical profession. Our findings clearly show that allergy to kiwi fruit is an important problem, with most severe reactions occurring in young children. It also highlights important features of the allergy which further our clinical progress in this field. There is now a need for additional studies to explain the apparent increasing prevalence of this allergy and to explain the differences between reactions in children and adults.'
Almost 300 people took part in the study by completing a self-administered postal questionnaire. Those who reported symptoms suggesting they were allergic to the fruit were invited to undergo clinical investigation of their reported symptoms. A total of 45 people over the age of six years took part in this phase of the research, selected primarily by their availability and motivation to attend the research centre. The study confirmed a definite allergy to kiwi fruit in over half of these patients.
The age of patients at the time of their first reaction ranged from four months to 71 years, with 13 per cent reacting below the age of five years. Nearly three quarters of children of 5 years or less on the study had reacted on their first known exposure to the fruit in comparison with only a fifth of adults.
The timing and severity of reactions was also examined. Sixty four per cent of all subjects reported suffering symptoms in under five minutes. Reactions included tingling and sore mouth; swelling of the lips, tongue and face; rash; vomiting and abdominal pain; and, in the most severe cases, breathing difficulties, wheezing and collapse. The most common symptoms were unpleasant itching and soreness of the mouth, with the most common severe symptom being wheezing. Severe symptoms were most likely to occur in young children. In addition, over a third of those who initially suffered a mild reaction subsequently had moderate or severe symptoms.
Researchers at Southampton are careful to point out that this study has limitations, not least because all those taking part were self-selected volunteers who contacted the study with suspected kiwi fruit allergy. This may explain the greater number of adult females taking part, as well as a fairly high percentage of subjects with severe symptoms. The study is therefore unable to provide an estimate of the prevalence of the problem. As with all questionnaire studies, results will also have been affected by the participants' ability to remember accurately previous symptoms and attacks.
The FSA is funding an extension of this study, using laboratory techniques in an attempt to explain the clinical findings. The researchers hope that this work will help to explain why children with the allergy often have severe reactions.