[Airmapper]

I recently got a new Laptop with Vista Home Premium. (Other specs about my system are in the link next to my username, it's the Acer Laptop.)

Whenever I insert a USB Thumb drive, the computer recognizes that a removable media has been inserted, but no window appears, and I cannot access the drive from the "Computer" folder. I use SanDisk drives with U3 software on them, which is not Vista compatible. (At least not until I find an XP computer to update them on.)

I was able to use them previously, but I think I only inserted it once, and haven't been able to use it since. Other things go weird after I try to use the drive. It will not recognize the drive has been removed, and Vista will not shut down properly afterwards.

This is pretty annoying as I use Thumb drives a lot, any help would be appreciated.

[Pensacola Tiger]

Originally Posted by Airmapper

I use SanDisk drives with U3 software on them, which is not Vista compatible.

I'd guess that you just answered your own question, no?

[Airmapper]

Originally Posted by Pensacola Tiger

I'd guess that you just answered your own question, no?

Hmmmmm No.

That does not tell me if the drives are capable of operating as a normal Non U3 storage devices. Remember I did say I was able to use them once, if it didn't work at all from the very beginning I wouldn't have even posted. Forum searches took me to threads where other USB devices were having trouble in Vista, I thought perhaps my Jump drives were similar.

If it is that simple, and U3 drives are just not compatible, that's fine and I'll know what I'm dealing with. But asking in a help forum seemed logical before just giving up.

[DaveBurnett]

Have a look in Disk Management console

[JohnWill]

U3 drives are not compatible with Vista, check the U3 website.

[Airmapper]

Thanks for the input everyone. I'll just wait and see what any updates may bring. I looked at the SanDisk site, and I believe it said a update for Vista was "coming soon."