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Luvian · 06-01-2006, 11:06 PM

Today I bought a cheap 32 megs USB key as an extra backup for documents I don't want to lose. I've had bad luck with failing hard drives, so I tought if I had an extra backup somewhere else it would be nice.

The problem is that when I put it in a usb slot in my Windows XP, windows detect it as "ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ USB Device" or something like that and says it doesn't have the drivers for it. I've seen the exact same type of usb key used before and they worked fine.

So what could be the problem? Did I just get unlocky and buy a defective one? Anyone seen this happen before? I was planing to buy a one gig one soon for transfers and such, and I'm not so sure now until I know if it's related to my computer or the key...

06-01-2006, 11:06 PM	#1
Luvian Ironworks Moderator Join Date: June 27, 2001 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Age: 44 Posts: 6,766	Today I bought a cheap 32 megs USB key as an extra backup for documents I don't want to lose. I've had bad luck with failing hard drives, so I tought if I had an extra backup somewhere else it would be nice. The problem is that when I put it in a usb slot in my Windows XP, windows detect it as "ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ USB Device" or something like that and says it doesn't have the drivers for it. I've seen the exact same type of usb key used before and they worked fine. So what could be the problem? Did I just get unlocky and buy a defective one? Anyone seen this happen before? I was planing to buy a one gig one soon for transfers and such, and I'm not so sure now until I know if it's related to my computer or the key... __________________ Once upon a time in Canada...