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jen parker

i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows xp.
the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??

dlsayremn

Check the flash drive's manufacturer's site. There may be drivers for 98SE
for your model.
Did you do a search for 'flash drive' here. Possibly info on third-part
drivers that could work.

"jen parker" wrote:

> i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows xp.
> the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
> there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??

dlsayremn

Forgot to ask is this 98(FE) or 98SE

These are just two post i grab that may have answers

Subject: Re: ??? cannot use USB 2.0 flash drive in Win 98 3/3/2006 1:46 PM
PST

By: Franc Zabkar In: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion


On Fri, 3 Mar 2006 07:51:26 -0800, Jaylin
<Jaylin@discussions.microsoft.com> put finger to keyboard and
composed:

>When I plug in a USB 2.0 pen drive to my computer, it cannot a driver to
>setup the device.
>
>Would appreciate advice on how to fix the problem

This is claimed to be a generic USB mass storage driver for W98 (by
LexarMedia):
http://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha...%20Storage.zip

- Franc Zabkar



-- Subject: Re: win98; USB 2.0 flash drive 11/24/2007 12:20 PM PST

By: teebo In: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion


> How do I get computer to recognize flash drive?

what usb-memory drivers do you use? something that came with your memory
or the
unofficial windows 98se native USB drivers? http://www.mdgx.com/web.htm#NUS

maximumdecims USB drivers are is now at version 3.3, so follow the link to
http://www.msfn.org/board/Maximum-De...rs-t43605.html
to get that version.

perhaps you can try to remove the old usb devicedrivers you have and
reinstall with



"jen parker" wrote:

> i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows xp.
> the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
> there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??

John Dulak

jen parker wrote:
> i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows xp.
> the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
> there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??

jen:

Try a "generic" usb driver fro Win98

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

Discussion Forum:
http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=43605

This driver will provide support for a wide variety of "mass storage"
USB devices in Windows 98 Second Edition. A mass storage device is
anything that will store files. Examples are:

- Flash memory sticks

- External Hard drives

- External CD drives

- Digital Cameras

- Mp3 Music players

Examples of things it will NOT support :

- USB mouse or trackball

- USB keyboard

- USB Printer

- USB Networking


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teebo

> i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows
> xp

it only -say- so,
as you know everything allways comes down to devicedrivers :-)
And with a usb mass storage device "flash drive" you don't need
a special driver for each usb memory, all of them communicate with the
computer in the same way.

that is why there is support for them for most operatingsystems
WinXP, Win98/98se, Linux, Haiku, Dos, Solaris, FreeBSD, Syllable etc...
(soon in Aros too I believe, bit KolibriOS must still use biosemulation)

> the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
> there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??

yes install an generic usb driver, as mentioned in earlier posts (for
example http://www.msfn.org/board/Maximum-De...SB-t43605.html
for win98SE, or http://www.mdgx.com/spx/NUSB98FE.EXE for Win98firstedition)

> i have a problem. i bought a flash drive for school but the problem is:
> it's only compatible with windows xp. i purchased a pc and it only runs
> windows 98 on it so its not compatible. is there a way i could still do
> my work and get it saved on there?? or do i need to update my pc to
> windows xp or do i need to get a flash drive compatible to windows 98??

win98 should work just fine with your usb memory stick.

if your usb memory is the kind with "U3" autostart thing, then I would
recomend that you remove the U3-functionalty. that is perhaps easiest
done in xp with the program that comes with it, or manufacturers website.
(I've read somewhere that win98 can handle it even with U3 turned on
but U3 is a pain in the butt so you should remove U3 anyway)

Btw, what usb memory do you have? name, model, number....?

hussain

I have a flash drive driver once installed works fine.

"jen parker" wrote:

> i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows xp.
> the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
> there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??

hussain

I have a flash driver and win 98 usb driver. Either of the one can do your
job. write to me where can I sent it to.

"John Dulak" wrote:

> jen parker wrote:
> > i brought a flash drive for school and its only compatible with windows xp.
> > the only thing is i purchased a computer and it only runs windows 98. is
> > there anything i can do to be able to continue using my flash drive??
>
> jen:
>
> Try a "generic" usb driver fro Win98
>
> http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php
>
> Discussion Forum:
> http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=43605
>
> This driver will provide support for a wide variety of "mass storage"
> USB devices in Windows 98 Second Edition. A mass storage device is
> anything that will store files. Examples are:
>
> - Flash memory sticks
>
> - External Hard drives
>
> - External CD drives
>
> - Digital Cameras
>
> - Mp3 Music players
>
> Examples of things it will NOT support :
>
> - USB mouse or trackball
>
> - USB keyboard
>
> - USB Printer
>
> - USB Networking
>
>
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> \\\||///
> ------------------o000----(o)(o)----000o----------------
> ----------------------------()--------------------------
> '' Madness takes its toll - Please have exact change. ''
>
> John Dulak - 40.4913ºN,79.904ºW - http://tinyurl.com/2qs6o6
>

hussain

If anyone is using a flash drive through USB and the device doesnt work than
you probably need a driver. I had the same problem and found a driver. I
would help you out by sending you the driver if you need it.

J. P. Gilliver (John)

In message <19357DDC-C1F3-49FC-BD8F-5596D228F47B@microsoft.com>, hussain
<Hussain@discussions.microsoft.com> writes
>If anyone is using a flash drive through USB and the device doesnt work than
>you probably need a driver. I had the same problem and found a driver. I
>would help you out by sending you the driver if you need it.

And different devices need different drivers - even different flash/pen
drives. In addition, IME, it's a matter of pot luck whether they'll work
OK under '98, even if the driver/drive is claimed to be OK for '98.
(When it hasn't, the driver has usually appeared to load OK, but the
drive still wouldn't work.)

There is a universal USB driver around for '98 (well, universal for pen
drives and cameras). I'm not sure if there are more than one (there are
certainly various editions of one of them), because:

I tried it on this computer, _without_ removing the drivers for the
drives I already had. It screwed things up rather - I can't remember
how, but it took me a while before I got things back working (I might
have just restored with ERD).

I have set up two systems using soporific's "Windows 98 - tenth
anniversary edition", which includes a universal USB driver, and that
aspect has worked fine.
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** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

Are you sure your circuits are functioning correctly? Your ears are green!

MEB

At some other time that might be viable to offer drivers for USB/Flash
devices, however, since that happens to be one of the primary attack methods
being used within the last two or three weeks [not coming from direct web
based attacks] I doubt you would find any "takers" right now.

References:
US Army has banned USB, Flash, external drives, CDROMS, and other devices
due to worm.
Malware was giving away on USB devices at recent Electronics Fair...
{do the searches, try to keep up}

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| If anyone is using a flash drive through USB and the device doesnt work
than
| you probably need a driver. I had the same problem and found a driver. I
| would help you out by sending you the driver if you need it.