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From: sparemespamrep on 19 Oct 2006 22:51
WARNING - TOP POSTER

I'm confused about whether this problem has been solved, but
I'm pressing on.

Even 98SE should provide enough information about a USB
drive to go searching for a driver.

The USB device identification information can be found in
the System Information of any 98SE, ME or 2000 system and I
would assume the same is true of XP. I don't know about 98:
I don't have a test article. (Start, Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, System Information. ME will start Help and
Support to get there.)

First thing I would do is: with the pen drive in hand, not
in the USB port, enter system information as described
above. Open Components; USB; Advanced Information and look
through the list - some hubs and maybe some HID services
(mouse etc.) will be listed. Then insert the drive, View;
Refresh the informtion and look through for the added
device. It will show up as unknown device but will have
some useful info.

The important info is on the registry key line and will be
contain something like like: USB&VID_058F&PID_9380&INST_0.

You want to Google for anything that looks like device
identification that is on that line, I would start with
VID_058F&PID_9380 and work from there. You may end up at
foreign language sites that do not translate well!

Grabbing a driver requires nerves of steel and a backup,
particularly if you can not clearly identify the site.
Virus scanning with up-to-date defs is required.

If that does not produce results and you have access to an
ME or later system you might repeat the process there,
because once the driver is loaded there may be more useful
information.

Some manufacturers have several drivers. The best ones to
look at are the old style, i.e., in a .zip file. Those can
be unzipped and the .inf inspected (with a text editor) to
see if it contains matching info. Of course, newer drives
tend to have new drivers only.

Here's the begining of an .inf for the driver I used after
employing the above method:

[Version]
Signature="$Windows 95$"
Class=USB
provider=%MSFT%
LayoutFile=layout.inf, layout1.inf, layout2.inf

[Manufacturer]
%MfgName%=BeiJingHuaqi

[BeiJingHuaqi]

%USB\VID_058f&PID_9380.DeviceDesc%=AlcorMicro.install,USB\VID_058f&PID_9380


The newer drivers are not as friendly; those are the ones
that come as .exe rather than .zip. They install using the
Windows Installer method so you can't seee what's in it
before you try it (or maybe you can, I've never looked.)

If you find identifying info and still can't locate a
driver, post the lines. We might find something in the
driver CD stack.

Incidently, once you installl a driver the information is
permanently stored in the registry under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\USB. This is in ME and the others
are similar.

Tom Debski










On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:12:53 -0400, "Mary"
<nottin(a)invalid.dlm> wrote:

>><sheldonisaac(a)myrealbox.com> wrote in message
>>news:1161260953.067688.131340(a)m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>>> Mary wrote:
>>>
>>> > I keep seeing messages here about Win 98 drivers especially Sandisk,
>>> > though may not be in above case.but whatever make it is just go to
>>the
>>> > manufacturers website of your USB drive, and if you don't see the
>>driver
>>> > you need, email them at the contact email address on their site.
>>They
>>> > will help you get the drivers you need. I had to do that for a
>>Sandisk
>>> > win 98 driver for Micro USB drive, and they emailed it to me. It
>>wasn't
>>> > on their site.
>>>
>>> THANK YOU, Kate!!!
>>>
>>> A year or two ago, I got a USB card reader, but it wouldn't work with
>>> Win98SE.
>>> I tried and tried unsuccessfully to find a driver.
>>>
>>> After reading your message, I Googled for
>>>
>>> pocket drive GFR202SD 98
>>>
>>> and the top hit was the manufacturer's Web site, where there was a
>>> driver which works!!!
>>>
>>> Maybe they released that _after_ I gave up looking?
>>
>>It was about 5 months ago I bought the Sandisk 256MB USB drive and a CD
>>came with it for all OS drivers except win 98. I phoned
>>Sandisk at their toll free number and I asked why is the win 98 driver
>>for Micro USB driver not on your site? He didn't know but the driver was
>>available and asked my email address, and emailed the driver to me right
>>after
>>I had spoken to him on the phone. It was a very small file, so they
>>could have left it on their site.
>>Some people still use Win 98 :) Well, good you got the driver you
>>needed.
>>
>>Kate
>>
>>
>>--
>>Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
>>

From: Mary on 20 Oct 2006 00:23
<sparemespamrep(a)yahoo.invalid> wrote in message
news:45383910.6550954(a)news.la.sbcglobal.net...
> WARNING - TOP POSTER
>
> I'm confused about whether this problem has been solved, but
> I'm pressing on.
>
> Even 98SE should provide enough information about a USB
> drive to go searching for a driver.

The driver Sheldon and I and some others are talking about are win 98
drivers that should have been on the CD that came with the USB flash
drive device which plugs into the back of your computer.. Those drivers
are not found in Win 98SE or any other OS Yyou can also get those
drivers on the manufacturers site, but neither the CD nor the Sandisk
site (in my case) provided that driver, and thats why I phoned Sandisk
to get them to email it to me, which they did.It should be on their site
but I guess they feel that most people are not using win 98 and that
they don't need to put it on their site, but they should have as many
people still use win 98. Drivers for any USB flash drivers are not in
any of the areas you suggest below.

Kate

> The USB device identification information can be found in
> the System Information of any 98SE, ME or 2000 system and I
> would assume the same is true of XP. I don't know about 98:
> I don't have a test article. (Start, Programs, Accessories,
> System Tools, System Information. ME will start Help and
> Support to get there.)
>
> First thing I would do is: with the pen drive in hand, not
> in the USB port, enter system information as described
> above. Open Components; USB; Advanced Information and look
> through the list - some hubs and maybe some HID services
> (mouse etc.) will be listed. Then insert the drive, View;
> Refresh the informtion and look through for the added
> device. It will show up as unknown device but will have
> some useful info.
>
> The important info is on the registry key line and will be
> contain something like like: USB&VID_058F&PID_9380&INST_0.
>
> You want to Google for anything that looks like device
> identification that is on that line, I would start with
> VID_058F&PID_9380 and work from there. You may end up at
> foreign language sites that do not translate well!
>
> Grabbing a driver requires nerves of steel and a backup,
> particularly if you can not clearly identify the site.
> Virus scanning with up-to-date defs is required.
>
> If that does not produce results and you have access to an
> ME or later system you might repeat the process there,
> because once the driver is loaded there may be more useful
> information.
>
> Some manufacturers have several drivers. The best ones to
> look at are the old style, i.e., in a .zip file. Those can
> be unzipped and the .inf inspected (with a text editor) to
> see if it contains matching info. Of course, newer drives
> tend to have new drivers only.
>
> Here's the begining of an .inf for the driver I used after
> employing the above method:
>
> [Version]
> Signature="$Windows 95$"
> Class=USB
> provider=%MSFT%
> LayoutFile=layout.inf, layout1.inf, layout2.inf
>
> [Manufacturer]
> %MfgName%=BeiJingHuaqi
>
> [BeiJingHuaqi]
>
>
%USB\VID_058f&PID_9380.DeviceDesc%=AlcorMicro.install,USB\VID_058f&PID_9
380
>
>
> The newer drivers are not as friendly; those are the ones
> that come as .exe rather than .zip. They install using the
> Windows Installer method so you can't seee what's in it
> before you try it (or maybe you can, I've never looked.)
>
> If you find identifying info and still can't locate a
> driver, post the lines. We might find something in the
> driver CD stack.
>
> Incidently, once you installl a driver the information is
> permanently stored in the registry under
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\USB. This is in ME and the others
> are similar.
>
> Tom Debski
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:12:53 -0400, "Mary"
> <nottin(a)invalid.dlm> wrote:
>
> >><sheldonisaac(a)myrealbox.com> wrote in message
> >>news:1161260953.067688.131340(a)m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> >>> Mary wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > I keep seeing messages here about Win 98 drivers especially
Sandisk,
> >>> > though may not be in above case.but whatever make it is just go
to
> >>the
> >>> > manufacturers website of your USB drive, and if you don't see
the
> >>driver
> >>> > you need, email them at the contact email address on their site.
> >>They
> >>> > will help you get the drivers you need. I had to do that for a
> >>Sandisk
> >>> > win 98 driver for Micro USB drive, and they emailed it to me. It
> >>wasn't
> >>> > on their site.
> >>>
> >>> THANK YOU, Kate!!!
> >>>
> >>> A year or two ago, I got a USB card reader, but it wouldn't work
with
> >>> Win98SE.
> >>> I tried and tried unsuccessfully to find a driver.
> >>>
> >>> After reading your message, I Googled for
> >>>
> >>> pocket drive GFR202SD 98
> >>>
> >>> and the top hit was the manufacturer's Web site, where there was a
> >>> driver which works!!!
> >>>
> >>> Maybe they released that _after_ I gave up looking?
> >>
> >>It was about 5 months ago I bought the Sandisk 256MB USB drive and a
CD
> >>came with it for all OS drivers except win 98. I phoned
> >>Sandisk at their toll free number and I asked why is the win 98
driver
> >>for Micro USB driver not on your site? He didn't know but the driver
was
> >>available and asked my email address, and emailed the driver to me
right
> >>after
> >>I had spoken to him on the phone. It was a very small file, so they
> >>could have left it on their site.
> >>Some people still use Win 98 :) Well, good you got the driver you
> >>needed.
> >>
> >>Kate
> >>
> >>
> >>--
> >>Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com
> >>
>


--
Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com

From: sparemespamrep on 20 Oct 2006 18:59
My post was not direct at you, but I lost the OP post and
yours was the only one I had. I believe the OP did not have
a Sandisk and calling Sandisk probably wouldn't do much
good.

My method was directed at a can not find a driver situation.
I have several USB pen drives which can not be traced to a
manufacturer making it hard to find a driver. (Well, that's
not true, using my method I did find a manufacturer.)

I can assure you that my post contains driver info for MY
device. Mine was an example of a method - not a solution.

Tom


On Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:23:44 -0400, "Mary"
<nottin(a)invalid.dlm> wrote:

>><sparemespamrep(a)yahoo.invalid> wrote in message
>>news:45383910.6550954(a)news.la.sbcglobal.net...
>>> WARNING - TOP POSTER
>>>
>>> I'm confused about whether this problem has been solved, but
>>> I'm pressing on.
>>>
>>> Even 98SE should provide enough information about a USB
>>> drive to go searching for a driver.
>>
>>The driver Sheldon and I and some others are talking about are win 98
>>drivers that should have been on the CD that came with the USB flash
>>drive device which plugs into the back of your computer.. Those drivers
>>are not found in Win 98SE or any other OS Yyou can also get those
>>drivers on the manufacturers site, but neither the CD nor the Sandisk
>>site (in my case) provided that driver, and thats why I phoned Sandisk
>>to get them to email it to me, which they did.It should be on their site
>>but I guess they feel that most people are not using win 98 and that
>>they don't need to put it on their site, but they should have as many
>>people still use win 98. Drivers for any USB flash drivers are not in
>>any of the areas you suggest below.
>>
>>Kate
>>
>>> The USB device identification information can be found in
>>> the System Information of any 98SE, ME or 2000 system and I
>>> would assume the same is true of XP. I don't know about 98:
>>> I don't have a test article. (Start, Programs, Accessories,
>>> System Tools, System Information. ME will start Help and
>>> Support to get there.)
>>>
>>> First thing I would do is: with the pen drive in hand, not
>>> in the USB port, enter system information as described
>>> above. Open Components; USB; Advanced Information and look
>>> through the list - some hubs and maybe some HID services
>>> (mouse etc.) will be listed. Then insert the drive, View;
>>> Refresh the informtion and look through for the added
>>> device. It will show up as unknown device but will have
>>> some useful info.
>>>
>>> The important info is on the registry key line and will be
>>> contain something like like: USB&VID_058F&PID_9380&INST_0.
>>>
>>> You want to Google for anything that looks like device
>>> identification that is on that line, I would start with
>>> VID_058F&PID_9380 and work from there. You may end up at
>>> foreign language sites that do not translate well!
>>>
>>> Grabbing a driver requires nerves of steel and a backup,
>>> particularly if you can not clearly identify the site.
>>> Virus scanning with up-to-date defs is required.
>>>
>>> If that does not produce results and you have access to an
>>> ME or later system you might repeat the process there,
>>> because once the driver is loaded there may be more useful
>>> information.
>>>
>>> Some manufacturers have several drivers. The best ones to
>>> look at are the old style, i.e., in a .zip file. Those can
>>> be unzipped and the .inf inspected (with a text editor) to
>>> see if it contains matching info. Of course, newer drives
>>> tend to have new drivers only.
>>>
>>> Here's the begining of an .inf for the driver I used after
>>> employing the above method:
>>>
>>> [Version]
>>> Signature="$Windows 95$"
>>> Class=USB
>>> provider=%MSFT%
>>> LayoutFile=layout.inf, layout1.inf, layout2.inf
>>>
>>> [Manufacturer]
>>> %MfgName%=BeiJingHuaqi
>>>
>>> [BeiJingHuaqi]
>>>
>>>
>>%USB\VID_058f&PID_9380.DeviceDesc%=AlcorMicro.install,USB\VID_058f&PID_9
>>380
>>>
>>>
>>> The newer drivers are not as friendly; those are the ones
>>> that come as .exe rather than .zip. They install using the
>>> Windows Installer method so you can't seee what's in it
>>> before you try it (or maybe you can, I've never looked.)
>>>
>>> If you find identifying info and still can't locate a
>>> driver, post the lines. We might find something in the
>>> driver CD stack.
>>>
>>> Incidently, once you installl a driver the information is
>>> permanently stored in the registry under
>>> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Enum\USB. This is in ME and the others
>>> are similar.
>>>
>>> Tom Debski
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:12:53 -0400, "Mary"
>>> <nottin(a)invalid.dlm> wrote:
>>>
>>> >><sheldonisaac(a)myrealbox.com> wrote in message
>>> >>news:1161260953.067688.131340(a)m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>>> >>> Mary wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> > I keep seeing messages here about Win 98 drivers especially
>>Sandisk,
>>> >>> > though may not be in above case.but whatever make it is just go
>>to
>>> >>the
>>> >>> > manufacturers website of your USB drive, and if you don't see
>>the
>>> >>driver
>>> >>> > you need, email them at the contact email address on their site.
>>> >>They
>>> >>> > will help you get the drivers you need. I had to do that for a
>>> >>Sandisk
>>> >>> > win 98 driver for Micro USB drive, and they emailed it to me. It
>>> >>wasn't
>>> >>> > on their site.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> THANK YOU, Kate!!!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> A year or two ago, I got a USB card reader, but it wouldn't work
>>with
>>> >>> Win98SE.
>>> >>> I tried and tried unsuccessfully to find a driver.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> After reading your message, I Googled for
>>> >>>
>>> >>> pocket drive GFR202SD 98
>>> >>>
>>> >>> and the top hit was the manufacturer's Web site, where there was a
>>> >>> driver which works!!!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Maybe they released that _after_ I gave up looking?
>>> >>
>>> >>It was about 5 months ago I bought the Sandisk 256MB USB drive and a
>>CD
>>> >>came with it for all OS drivers except win 98. I phoned
>>> >>Sandisk at their toll free number and I asked why is the win 98
>>driver
>>> >>for Micro USB driver not on your site? He didn't know but the driver
>>was
>>> >>available and asked my email address, and emailed the driver to me
>>right
>>> >>after
>>> >>I had spoken to him on the phone. It w
From: Iceman on 22 Oct 2006 15:21
On Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:59:52 GMT, Gabriel Knight wrote in message
<c4tZg.49392$rP1.17418(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au>:

>Hi , I have a "Super Flash Drive 128mb" USB drive but I cant locate a driver
>for it to use on my win 98 SE machine I dont know any more than above it
>dosnt need any drivers for win xp can anyone help?
>
>Thanks
>Shaun

Hi, Shaun. Sorry if answer comes late.

Does the product give no information whatsoever about its
manufacturer? Do a Google search for "Super Flash Drive".

I found this page:
http://www.supermediastore.com/superflash-driver-download.html

And see: http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm
From: Gabriel Knight on 23 Oct 2006 14:30
Hi charlie the picture looks just the same as mine but I cant read what it
says on it but its damn close I will download it and try it out later and
post back if it works but now im going through getting a driver for my PCI
USB 2 card if I have trouble I'll post here but I know the manufacturer for
it this time

Thanks
Shaun

> Shaun, Apparently Super Talent is a brand name. Check the link below
> for info about the drive. Is this the one?
>
>
> http://www.etech4sale.com/Super_Talent_USB2.0_FLASH_DRIVE/USB2.0_128/partinfo-id-116692.html
>
> charlie R


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