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04 Oct 2007, 5:15 pm

I am trying to use a USB memory stick on windows 98 SE (I know, it sucks, but I can't afford anything better at the moment), but my computer refuses to recognize it. I tried adding new hardware from the control panel; I installed a software from the provider, but nothing works. Should I give up, or is there anything that can be done? I'd appreciate any suggestions.



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05 Oct 2007, 4:52 am

lonelyLady wrote:
I am trying to use a USB memory stick on windows 98 SE (I know, it sucks, but I can't afford anything better at the moment), but my computer refuses to recognize it. I tried adding new hardware from the control panel; I installed a software from the provider, but nothing works. Should I give up, or is there anything that can be done? I'd appreciate any suggestions.


Go to the manufacturers website and download a driver for you type.
Some of them way have Setup Programs after the download and some you get may have you plug the device in and gave you find the file you downloaded.



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06 Oct 2007, 12:02 am

that's exactly what I did--it still doesn't work

gamefreak wrote:
lonelyLady wrote:
I am trying to use a USB memory stick on windows 98 SE (I know, it sucks, but I can't afford anything better at the moment), but my computer refuses to recognize it. I tried adding new hardware from the control panel; I installed a software from the provider, but nothing works. Should I give up, or is there anything that can be done? I'd appreciate any suggestions.


Go to the manufacturers website and download a driver for you type.
Some of them way have Setup Programs after the download and some you get may have you plug the device in and gave you find the file you downloaded.



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06 Oct 2007, 3:06 pm

http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html

The site is in Italian, but the driver works. I used it on Win98 Gold.

http://www.wintricks.it/download/wtgenusb.zip



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06 Oct 2007, 9:31 pm

I had a bunch of trouble with my Kingston Data Traveller and W98SE (and you need the SE). There were several versions of the driver knocking aboput, and only one worked. I'd dig it out for you, if you can't find it. It's DTI_v2.34r020.exe at 5,426,763 bytes that worked for me, I think.


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12 Jan 2008, 10:03 am

some Usb drives have to be plugged into a cable and then the cable plugged into the Usb slot.My Usb drive is LG though, but if you have above 98, you plug it in normally, whereas if you have 98 you plug it into the cable first.