Vista Home Premium does not recognize a new 500 GB HARD drive.

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  Recently, I tried to add my third USB WD hard drive to my computer.  It's a My Book Essential.  The meter turns and the virtual cd drive is listed in WD, but the hard drive itself does not appear on the list of devices with a drive letter.  My my first two books are readers: J:, and L: I have no "new device found" message   I search for new devices and it the PC do not find anything.  If I click on the virtual CD drive (M :) it askes if I want the computer to allow WD to make changes...) I say Yes and the screen flashes and nothing happens.
  The drive be defective?  Any other ideas?

  Hello

  Have you tried to connect the external hard drive on another USB port?

  Try to connect the WD external hard drive on another computer.

  Follow these steps:

  Method 1: You can run the troubleshooter in the following article and see if this fits the Bill.

  Open the hardware and devices Troubleshooter

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/open-the-hardware-and-devices-Troubleshooter

  Also, run the Fixit.
  Hardware devices do not work or are not detected in Windows

  http://support.Microsoft.com/mats/hardware_device_problems/en-us

  Method 2: Check if the external hard drive is recognized in disk management and assign a drive letter to the same.

  To open disk management, follow these steps:

  a. click Start, type disk management in the start search box and press enter.

  (b) if the drive is detected in disk management, I suggest you to assign a drive letter and see if that does the trick.

  For instructions, see this article change, add, or remove a drive letter

• My imac does not recognize my new western digital hard drive internal that I just installed.

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  Using disk utility you need to divide the hard drive by using the GUID partition scheme, and then Mac OS Extended journaled. If the disc is not recognized at all, you've probably done something wrong, have a bad SATA cable or a new defective hard disk.

• Vista x 64 does not recognize my external Western Digital hard drive

  I connected an external hard drive Western Digital, and I do not see that it is recognized in all USB ports.  I checked Device Manager and nothing shows here either.

  Western Digital website says this is a result of a damaged or outdated driver, but I could not find the driver.

  How to find the right driver to properly discover the hard drive.

  An old XP machine should recognize the drive, it doesn't require specific drivers. Be sure that you're using a good cable. Early symptom of a defective cable include inrmitent detenction of the reader. Or the hard drive is faulty, try to open the case and look for loose connections.

• HP laptop running windows vista family premium does not recognize my HTC Fuze smartphone when I connect it wil a usb connection.

  HP laptop running windows vista family premium does not recognize my HTC Fuze smartphone when I connect it wil a usb connection. I don't quite know what I changed. It allows to work so that I could sync to pc for outlook, etc. Also when I go to the link on the computer to display the drives and devices it does not show the connection. I use window mobile device centery. It says not connected. Thanks for your help.

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  Method 1:

  Connect the HTC Fuze to the computer, and then run the fixit and see if that makes a difference.

  Automatically, he diagnoses and fixes problems with the hardware. (USB) Keyboard and mouse are not detected by the Manager of devices or when they do not work.

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  Microsoft Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1 for Windows Vista (32-bit)

  http://www.Microsoft.com/en-in/Download/details.aspx?ID=14

  If the problem persists, please contact HTC.

  Please post with the State of the question.

• Windows Vista Home Premium does not start after mother, CPU and RAM upgrade card

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  Hello

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• Vista Home Premium does not see my HDV camera

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  Wow! It's a camera! You may want to consider
  a more advanced program for your video editing.

  Here's a possibility:

  Sony Vegas Pro 9http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/vegaspro

  No guarantee... but maybe the following codec pack
  worth to try:

  * Proceed at your own risk *.

  K - Lite Codec Pack 64-bit
  http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/KLite-codec-pack-64bit/1094057842/5
  FWIW... it is always preferable, if you create a system restore
  point before installing any software or updates.

  Windows Vista-
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  Frequently asked questions
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/517d3b8e-3379-46C1-B479-05b30d6fb3f01033.mspx
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• My desktop under Vista Home Premium does not connect to the internet.

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  Are you sure you never had a Norton trial subscription on your computer?

  Norton will do strange things.

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  Try to use the Norton removal tool.

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• My HP Pavilion dv5 Windows 7 Home Premium does NOT recognize my sd card

  I need help! My computer does not recognize my sd card, or my sd card to my micro sd card adapter. I'm starting to think is housing, given that the sd card is recognized on my cell phone.

  Hello

  Check their documentation online with the HP Support and drivers, diagnostics and ask to their
  Forums about known problems. If it's the USB adapter, it can be removed/disabled in BIOS

  and/or Device Manager and a used external is not that expensive.

  HP support/troubleshooting & drivers
  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/support.html

  Contact HP
  http://welcome.HP.com/country/us/en/contact_us.html

  HP forums
  http://h30434.www3.HP.com/PSG/

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  References to Vista also apply to Windows 7.

  Follow these steps to remove corruption and missing/damaged file system repair or replacement.

  Start - type in the search box - find command top - RIGHT CLICK – RUN AS ADMIN

  sfc/scannow

  How to fix the system files of Windows 7 with the System File Checker
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/1538-SFC-SCANNOW-Command-System-File-Checker.html

  Then run checkdisk (chkdsk).

  How to run check disk in Windows 7
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/433-disk-check.html

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  Then lets refresh the USB stack

  Control the click Control Panel - Device Manager - no matter where in the box of white/white - then the VIEW - see the
  Devices disabled - look around (with the exception of USB controllers) for your devices (can have
  zero or more than one) and top - right click UNINSTALL.

  Control Panel right CLICK on EVERYTHING - Serial USB controllers - device configuration-manager and
  UNINSTALL all but the category itself - REBOOT - it refreshes the driver and battery USB

  This KB shows XP how to and methods of Vista and Windows 7 are the same
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/310575

  This is a utility to help you, but do 1 above.

  USBDeview is a small utility that lists all USB devices currently connected to your computer.
  as well as all USB devices that you previously used. Run Options and tick three 1
  are there choices to see if any.

  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/usb_devices_view.html

  You must remove all instances of the devices and restart.

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  If necessary try these two:

  Tips for solving problems of USB devices - and a Mr Fixit
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/c39bd203-f729-47a4-8351-83291e13c8a81033.mspx#EGB

  Hardware devices not detected or not working - Mr. Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - Microsoft MVP<- profile="" -="" windows="" expert="" -="" consumer="" :="" bicycle="" -="" mark="" twain="" said="" it="">

• Windows Vista does not recognize external USB 260 GB HARD drive

  I have a 260 GB Seagate external hard drive, a laptop Toshiba satellite and Windows Vista Basic.

  The same Windows usually choose the hard drive when I plug it, it does not appear in Device Manager and in disk management, the only way I can get it to work is to uninstall all the USB root hub and then restart the computer, and then reinstall the USB root hub and plug my hard drive.

  When windows finally recognizes him, the only way to find the driver must choose c:\ manually and there's the search for the computer.
  Works for the time that I have the computer hard disk, but when I stopped it, next time I use the computer, I'm having exactly the same problem.

  I tried to remove the hard drive safely and then close the computer and by him plugging back in after windows has loaded, I tired it connected from the computer and tried to close the computer with connected.

  None of these work.
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  Strange?  :|
  But what need s say Microsoft Windows so I don't expect 100% without bug OS ;)

  Disconnect the USB HDD and remove all the USB ports and Device Manager USB controllers. After restarting again the OS should reinstall ports. Then you could try to reconnect the HARD drive.

• Computer does not recognize Toshiba external 500G HDD - HARD drive

  Sorry, I use a translator, because all the illiterate

  A year and a half used the hard drive, and now the computer does not recognize it, the TV too.
  In Device Manager, it is there, but says "initialization error".

  What should do?
  Thanks for the replies

  You have partitions software installed on the laptop you?
  I guess that the HARD disk does not appear in windows Explorer, but common partition as the partition Wizard tool might be able to recognize the HARD drive.
  You can try to format the HARD disk and to create the new NTFS partition.

  Another solution:
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  In disk management, right-click the disk you want to initialize and then click on initialize disk.
  In the dialog box initialize the disk, select the disk to initialize.
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  Once a disk is initialized, you can create partitions on it.
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• My laptop does not recognize that there is a hard drive and so I can't eject one who is stuck in it. What should I do?

  I inserted a disc in the drive and it does not recognize the drive and the disc, so I tried to eject, but I can't. So far nothing online seems to have helped. What should I do?

  Hello

  For the readers of the status bar:

  Sometimes they get stuck. There is a small hole on the front of the CD drive that you can stick a
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  Create a trombone in car Opener
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  Open a CD/DVD player with a paper clip.
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  For the readers of the slot:

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  Be careful as you may damage the player using the method below:
  
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  Also have heard double tape on a credit card or play can work.

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  Step 1: Please do all the same underneath if you did some before as is often total
  a process that solves the problem.

  Try this - Panel - Device Manager - CD/DVD - double click on the device - driver tab.
  Click on update drivers (this will probably do nothing) - RIGHT click ON the drive - uninstall.
  RESTART this will refresh the default driver stack. Even if the reader does not appear to continue
  below.
  
  Then, work your way through these - don't forget the drive might be bad, could be a coward
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  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs
  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060 - a Mr Fixit

  Try this fix manually if the Fixit 314060 does not work
  http://www.pchell.com/hardware/cd_drive_error_code_39.shtml

  Your CD or DVD drive is missing or is not recognized by Windows or other programs-
  a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/982116

  The CD drive or the DVD drive does not work as expected on a computer that you upgraded to
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929461

  When you insert a CD or a DVD, Windows Vista may not recognize the disc
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/939052

  Your CD or DVD drive cannot read or write media - A Mr Fixit
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  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/952951
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  Hardware devices not detected or not working - A Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/hardware_device_problems

  Another possibility is that the cables are loose. Remove ALL power, then make sure that the cables in both
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  Some DVD players do not use the Windows default drivers so check with the manufacturer of system and
  manufacturer of device to see if there is a firmware or drivers for your drive if necessary.

  ===============================

  Step 2: You have disc problems as the CD/DVD is actually 4 discs in 1 case (CD & DVD
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  Did you follow the Troubleshooting Guide for the reader who still does not work? There are
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  Check with your Maker system and a device for the two possible firmware updates and
  the correct registry entries for your car.

  Here are the keys that I of course are those in question - for the subkeys of the CD/DVD drive
  as there will be other subkeys in these keys. Do not forget to ask specific keys involved as well as
  the parameters.

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Hardware Profiles\0001\System\CurrentControlSet\Enum\IDE

  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\ {4D36E965-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  You can probably find more info here and maybe even the exact registry for your CD/DVD settings
  drive from someone with the same model.

  Forums - a lot of expert real help
  http://Club.myce.com/

  CD/DVD units
  http://www.myce.com/storage/

  Use DevManView to locate the CD/DVD in the registry (be careful and do a prior Restore Point)
  nothing change) - find the DevManView device and then make a right click on it free in RegEdit.

  DevManView - free - an alternative to the standard Windows Device Manager, which displays all the
  devices and their properties in flat table, instead of the tree viewer
  http://www.NirSoft.NET/utils/device_manager_view.html

  I hope this helps.

• Windows vista family premium does not recognize my password and I do not have a password disk. How can I connect?

  I have recently shut down the computer.  I have it turned on and came to the log on screen and entered my password (which I've had for several years) the system tells me that the password is invalid.  I don't have the disk password during installation that calls the system.

  Hello

  Microsoft prohibits any help given in these Forums for you help bypass or "crack" passwords lost or forgotten.

  Here's information from Microsoft, explaining that the policy:

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-security/keeping-passwords-secure-Microsoft-policy-on/39f56ef0-5d68-41AD-9daa-6e6019c25d37

  And this is the Information from Microsoft on the problems of passwords;

  You will need to borrow a Microsoft DVD from a friend, Recovery DVD a manufacturer without these special work options available.

  • http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/940765

  If you are unable to connect to Windows 7 or Windows Vista, you can use the Windows Vista System Restore feature, or the Windows 7 system restore feature.

  You may be unable to connect to Windows Vista or Windows 7 in the following scenarios:

  • Scenario 1: You recently set a new password for the protected administrator account. However, you don't remember the password.
  • Scenario 2: You type the correct password. However, Windows Vista or Windows 7 does not accept the password because the system is damaged.
  • Scenario 3: You delete a protected administrator account. Now, you cannot connect to another administrator account.
  • Scenario 4: You change an administrator account protected with a standard user account. Now, you cannot connect to another administrator account.

  Malware can also cause problems with passwords:

  Download, install, update and scan your system with the free version of Malwarebytes AntiMalware in Mode safe mode with networking:

  http://www.Malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

  And here's how to go in Safe Mode options; Select safe mode with networking from the list of options:

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/start-your-computer-in-safe-mode

  See you soon.

• Wil Windows does not recognize a SATA Hitachi Travelstar HARD drive

  Drive HARD Hitachi Travelstar SATA will not be recognized by Windows Vista.  What can I do?

  WINDOWS VISTA (64-bit)
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  BIOS SATA value "compatibility."

  eSATA connection recognized under ubuntu using port ICH9M/M-E 2
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  Page saved to connected eSATA hard drive Hitachi.

  Go to the web site of the manufacturer of the computer and see if they have downloads of BIOS update available for your system and your version of Vista.  If so, download and install it and see if that makes a difference - the update may allow recognition to the (if the BIOS is the problem).  Are you certain that you have done all the necessary BIOS changes and that your choice is right for your situation - check this after update if you need to don't do only once.

  Are you absolutely sure that the drive is compatible with the system and your version of Vista and you have installed the drivers of proer? You have a SATA drive it before or is this the first SATA drive on this computer?

  Remove the disc, remove and replace all connections to ensure they are secured (at both ends) and check it out again.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Windows Vista Home premium does not start correctly

  My computer vista laptop worked fine for two weeks then started having a lot of problems.
  Programs ceased work and the report of windows and kept solutions problems popping up, I think I have more than 40 unresolved issues.
  So if I haven´? t been on the laptop for a while, I start the blue screen of death and won´? boot t 20 minutes because it is proposed running a reboot each time due to the blue screen. I put the computer several times and still have the same effect after a while.

  I think that this could be a software issue more then a hardware problem but I don´? t want to go back to windows XP.
  I have can´? install service pack 1, when I try and install it says there is an internal error.
  I don't know how to solve my problems to initialize any ideas?

  Because it's wasting a lot of time, I don't know if I need to return my laptop

  Thank you

  Hi mate,

  These questions - and especially a BSOD - aren't very good signs of a healthy system / machine. Recently installed a few new applications or something else?

  OTHERWISE, I guess some hardware failures (memory, motherboard), because these problems appearing out of nowhere are probably based material and not really software Unetelle...

  If you have really formatted your HDD several times and nothing has been solved after re-installation of the system, contact a [service | http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/download_whitepaper.jsp?service=EU&WHITEPAPER_ID=0 000000871] send the machine for them and allow them to check your machine on the malfunctioning of the equipment. You have a warranty, so please use it.

  Welcome them