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Toshiba Notebook doesn't recognize USB flash drive

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by jackbennings 1 view

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I've got a Toshiba Satellite notebook and for some reason when I put in my PNY USB flash drive the error message says CANNOT INSTALL THIS HARDWARE. THERE WAS A PROBLEM INSTALLING THIS HARDWARE ... USB FLASH MEMORY USB DEVICE. AN ERROR OCCURRED DURING INSTALLATION OF THIS DEVICE. THE SPECIFIED SERVICE DOES NOT EXIST AS AN INSTALLED SERVICE.

All of the USB ports work with the printer and/or USB mouse but I noticed that when I tried to load my photos from the Nikon camera it would not recognize the USB connection either.

Any thoughts?

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by lalou_89

i have the same thing..my toshiba laptop doesn't recognize except my printer and doesn't recognize my memory cards or any flash memories..
did u know wut to do?

by blah

Most flash drive drivers attempt to assign the flash drive to Drive E;. If you already have a device assigned to that drive, the computer will regocnize the device but will not assign it to a useable drive (and you won't be able to see it in Windows expolorer or My Computer).

The easiest way to resolve this problem is to remove* whatever device is assigned to drive E, and then insert your flash drive. It should be recognized and assigned immediately.

*There are many ways to remove the existing drive assignment. The easiest is to unplug all USB devices (use the "Safely Remove USB" icon to stop them first). If you have a network drive or a specific folder attached as drive E;, you can disconnect it in the Map Network Drives dropdown menu from your explorer folder.

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