Thread: Pen Drive Problem.

Okay, I bought this new 8 gb kinston pendrive in my recent delhi trip, Copied some data from my office PC, and when i plugged in my laptop to transfer it doesn't work..

Let me tell you what exactly is happening, I plugged pen drive it shows that autorun window for couple of seconds and closes automatically, When i checked in my computer i didn't see anything.. I then tried to safely remove from safely remove button on taskbar but didn't see my pendrive.. Then i checked my device manager and saw yellow exclamation mark in my "USB storage device"


I then check "USB Storage properties"


So i thought it's because earlier i didn't remove the pendrive properly, so i unplugged it and plugged it again and tried but no success, I then restart my laptop and then i tried, and guess what it worked but when i tried to copy the data it again become unavailable, I then tried again but same thing occurred(It flashes and closed), and when i restart again it worked for first time and closed after some time...

So what can i do now??


P.S
I'm using window 7

Also i tried uninstalling and disabling/enabling the USB storage driver, But no success, although window say that driver is working well..

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

Okay, I bought this new 8 gb kinston pendrive in my recent delhi trip, Copied some data from my office PC, and when i plugged in my laptop to transfer it doesn't work..

Let me tell you what exactly is happening, I plugged pen drive it shows that autorun window for couple of seconds and closes automatically, When i checked in my computer i didn't see anything.. I then tried to safely remove from safely remove button on taskbar but didn't see my pendrive.. Then i checked my device manager and saw yellow exclamation mark in my "USB storage device"


I then check "USB Storage properties"


So i thought it's because earlier i didn't remove the pendrive properly, so i unplugged it and plugged it again and tried but no success, I then restart my laptop and then i tried, and guess what it worked but when i tried to copy the data it again become unavailable, I then tried again but same thing occurred(It flashes and closed), and when i restart again it worked for first time and closed after some time...

So what can i do now??


P.S
I'm using window 7

uninstall driver from drivers. And reboot.

and you did not have any problem in office at all ?

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

Also i tried uninstalling and disabling/enabling the USB storage driver, But no success, although window say that driver is working well..

pehle batana chahiye na.now i m on opera so cant delete my last post.

This problem happened to me many times when i had to log my pendrive to cafe computers. But i uninstalled and it worked for me.

could be a virus problem. try format at DOS level.

check this forum, same/similar problem

Card Reader Problem - TechSpot Troubleshooting

well it only states the possible ways to avoid it.

Originally Posted by panchabhut

could be a virus problem. try format at DOS level.

um-hmm formating wont work.

Originally Posted by newprouser

and you did not have any problem in office at all ?

Nope..

Originally Posted by panchabhut

could be a virus problem. try format at DOS level.

Well i don't want to format the drive, as it contain important data and i don't have backup, Also i don't think it's virus problem, My office computer is virus free(I'm in anti-virus company, that makes me say so..lol), Nevertheless i'll try formatting if nothing happen

Originally Posted by newprouser

check this forum, same/similar problem

Card Reader Problem - TechSpot Troubleshooting

well it only states the possible ways to avoid it.

Checking

npro the link you provided say that unplug and then plug it again will solve the problem.. But that's not happening in my case

Damn my new pen drive

I not definite sure abt this , but try in other OS's before you decide to do anything else. since its 7 , it maybe due to bugs too.

Seems i've to wait till morning

Did you tried any other system. My LG mobile which work as USB is also showing an error when used with Windows 7, but works well in XP.

Well it works in office, So i guess it's windows 7 problem... So dilip did you manage to work your LG mobile?

I really need to use pendrive in my lappy

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

Well it works in office, So i guess it's windows 7 problem... So dilip did you manage to work your LG mobile?

I really need to use pendrive in my lappy

My primary OS is XP. Left the W7 part unsolved.

Try to update the driver. Driver agent may be able to find one.

if it works at your workplace it cannot be a virus problem but avoid using the cafe downloads to save things in your pendrive there are often problems ive faced saving it in my pen drive.

I tried to reinstall the driver and it is updated according to windows 7, But as soon as i attach the USB, The yellow exclamation mark comes to it..

There must be some solution to this silly problem, or do i have to switch back to win XP because of that only

Originally Posted by Vasundra

if it works at your workplace it cannot be a virus problem but avoid using the cafe downloads to save things in your pendrive there are often problems ive faced saving it in my pen drive.

Well i don't go to cafe, I have net connection in office and home both, Also this doesn't seems to be virus problem, Something related with windows 7.. Bug maybe
Nevertheless thanks for the concern, Appreciate it

This may be a problem cuz Windows 7 uses a new version of NTFS files system. This problem occurs if the pen drive was formatted in an earlier version of the Windows NTFS file system. For example, this problem occurs if the drive or the device was formatted from Microsoft Windows XP.

I suggest that take the backup of the data in any Windows XP Operating System based Computer. Then, try formatting the pen drive in Windows 7. It should work.

Did you tried any other usb in Windows 7, just to check.

Originally Posted by itsmemad

This may be a problem cuz Windows 7 uses a new version of NTFS files system. This problem occurs if the pen drive was formatted in an earlier version of the Windows NTFS file system. For example, this problem occurs if the drive or the device was formatted from Microsoft Windows XP.

I suggest that take the backup of the data in any Windows XP Operating System based Computer. Then, try formatting the pen drive in Windows 7. It should work.

I tried that also, Last night when i couldn't get any solution i formatted the pen drive in windows 7 from command prompt... But the problem persists.. Tell me do i need to format in some other way?

Originally Posted by meetdilip

Did you tried any other usb in Windows 7, just to check.

Nope, But atleast i know my Pen drive ain't dead , Will try different drive tonight

Originally Posted by gothic_coder

I tried that also, Last night when i couldn't get any solution i formatted the pen drive in windows 7 from command prompt... But the problem persists.. Tell me do i need to format in some other way?

Was it formatted successfully? If not, try formatting it in a Wndows Vista based computer...

Yes windows 7 formatted it successfully.

Still getting yellow exclamation mark in the Device Manager?

In windows 7 - Yes , Working well in Windows XP, Haven't tried in vista.

Have you tried the Pen Drive in all the USB ports of the Computer?

:yes: , Uncountable time