My pendrive is working absolutely fine in some PCs but its not recognised by my PC. Why?

Question

Windows Xp is my OS. I bought my transcend 2 GB pendrive 2 weeks back and for 3 days it worked fine in my PC but after that its not being recognised. Msg appears as"USB hardware not recognised". But other PCs are capable of finding it and I can transfer the data efficiently. There are no viruses/trojans inside my pendrive as per my knowledge. What could be the possible reason for this and how will I get that drive working in my PC? Is it the problem with my Pendrive or the USB port of my system?

Answer 1

it could be caused by a virus or corrupt driver. if any anti-virus/trojan/spyware/etc.. wont work.
try this
(make sure your pendrive is currently attach in your pc)
goto
control panel -> system icon
in the sytem properties window goto
hardware tab -> device manager button
in the device manage window look for any different icons like
? ! or anything different than the usual. if you think that the one with a ? or ! icon is your pendrive, then remove it. ( most likely it is in the Disk Drives category)

remove your pendrive, restart pc, then attach it.

if nothing else works try reinstalling windows xp

Answer 2

I Suggest Gift it to the friend where it recognise good
ok sorry here is what i think
reinstall your OS win xp, I prefer upgrade to WIn Xp SP2,
it is the problem of your USB, search on the Internet for the USB drivers
Ali USB Drivers is the one which came with my Motherboard Cd
so u probably search your Motherboad CD to find one good USB Driver
installing proper USB driver or Reinstalling your OS will do the thing

Answer 3

Neither.

If your PC is acting strangely, it's probably infected with malware. Use the link below to learn more about "malware".

Then, you need to install: ONE Anti-virus (I use AVG free), ONE Firewall (Zone Alarm free), and these Anti-spyware tools: Windows Defender, Spybot, Ad-Aware, Spyware Blaster and cCleaner (free, I use all 5 regularly).

Google for them, install them and learn how to use them (use the Help TAB).

TIP: The apps above can only clean up so much. Last resort, back up (copy to CD / DVD / external hard drive) all personal data and do a Windows "Clean Install", get more info at (www.theeldergeek.com).

Note: Use your Recovery disks, if included with your PC, not a generic XP disk. The Recovery disks may be ON the hard drive, RTFM.

Answer 4

I have the same problem. My usb stick works fine on my new laptop but my old (pentium 4 but 4 years old) pc doesn't recongize it sometimes. It's the age i think. If I really need the file on the usb stick and the pc will not take it, just reset the pc and try again, it always works for me.

Answer 5

might want to nicely be because of a few virus, attempt to format your pen rigidity and see if it fairly works. If it doesn't help, this can nicely be because of a compatibility issue. try upgrading your motherboard chipset/USB drivers. you could verify as a lot as date drivers out of your motherboard seller's internet web site. desire it facilitates.