MS USB Disk Pro USB Device driver?

[rg]

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Howdy!

I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB Flash memory. It came
without any software!

WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats and nothing about
accessing the "secure area."

How do I access these features?

Thanks!

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

Im assuming B:\

This is the case with my OEM release of the same thing!







>-----Original Message-----
>Howdy!
>
>I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB
Flash memory. It came
>without any software!
>
>WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats
and nothing about
>accessing the "secure area."
>
>How do I access these features?
>
>Thanks!
>
>
>.
>

 

[rg]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

"B" what? How does this help?

If you mean the B drive, isn't that reserved for floppies? On my computer it
assumes the next available drive letter, which happens to be E:.



"Zagan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:116e01c48528$040fd8f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Im assuming B:\
>
> This is the case with my OEM release of the same thing!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Howdy!
> >
> >I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB
> Flash memory. It came
> >without any software!
> >
> >WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats
> and nothing about
> >accessing the "secure area."
> >
> >How do I access these features?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >
> >.
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

When I insert my USB Flash Device into my PC the Device
takes on the next available drive letter, namely e:\ just
like to yours, but it also opens up access to the device
on another letter which happens to be b:\ - Have you
looked?????????













>-----Original Message-----
>"B" what? How does this help?
>
>If you mean the B drive, isn't that reserved for
floppies? On my computer it
>assumes the next available drive letter, which happens
to be E:.
>
>
>
>"Zagan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:116e01c48528$040fd8f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Im assuming B:\
>>
>> This is the case with my OEM release of the same thing!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Howdy!
>> >
>> >I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB
>> Flash memory. It came
>> >without any software!
>> >
>> >WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats
>> and nothing about
>> >accessing the "secure area."
>> >
>> >How do I access these features?
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

 

[rg]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

That's interesting! I thought you meant B instead of E.

Anyway, no, it isn't that way on my PC.

Maybe I need the correct format tools to set it up that way. Perhaps the B
drive is for boot support?

Thanks!


"Zagan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8a8301c485b5$d267a880$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> When I insert my USB Flash Device into my PC the Device
> takes on the next available drive letter, namely e:\ just
> like to yours, but it also opens up access to the device
> on another letter which happens to be b:\ - Have you
> looked?????????
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >"B" what? How does this help?
> >
> >If you mean the B drive, isn't that reserved for
> floppies? On my computer it
> >assumes the next available drive letter, which happens
> to be E:.
> >
> >
> >
> >"Zagan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:116e01c48528$040fd8f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Im assuming B:\
> >>
> >> This is the case with my OEM release of the same thing!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >> >Howdy!
> >> >
> >> >I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB
> >> Flash memory. It came
> >> >without any software!
> >> >
> >> >WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats
> >> and nothing about
> >> >accessing the "secure area."
> >> >
> >> >How do I access these features?
> >> >
> >> >Thanks!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >.
> >> >
> >
> >
> >.
> >

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

I don't see anything about a Microsoft USB Disk Pro. Where in the world
did you buy this? Also, it showing up as drive B:\ on your computer
should not happen. It appears that the drive works, but you can't get
encryption to work on it or some security thing? Windows will not
natively format the disk NTFS as that ends up causing many problems. If
you still want to do this, check at www.sysinternals.com for NTFS
Floppy. That program will allow you to do what you are trying to do 😉

----
Nathan McNulty


rg wrote:
> That's interesting! I thought you meant B instead of E.
>
> Anyway, no, it isn't that way on my PC.
>
> Maybe I need the correct format tools to set it up that way. Perhaps the B
> drive is for boot support?
>
> Thanks!
>
>
> "Zagan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8a8301c485b5$d267a880$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>
>>When I insert my USB Flash Device into my PC the Device
>>takes on the next available drive letter, namely e:\ just
>>like to yours, but it also opens up access to the device
>>on another letter which happens to be b:\ - Have you
>>looked?????????
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>"B" what? How does this help?
>>>
>>>If you mean the B drive, isn't that reserved for
>>
>>floppies? On my computer it
>>
>>>assumes the next available drive letter, which happens
>>
>>to be E:.
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>"Zagan" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>
>>message
>>
>>>news:116e01c48528$040fd8f0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>>Im assuming B:\
>>>>
>>>>This is the case with my OEM release of the same thing!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>Howdy!
>>>>>
>>>>>I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB
>>>>
>>>>Flash memory. It came
>>>>
>>>>>without any software!
>>>>>
>>>>>WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats
>>>>
>>>>and nothing about
>>>>
>>>>>accessing the "secure area."
>>>>>
>>>>>How do I access these features?
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>
>
>

 

[rg]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

The B drive situation is someone else, not me.

The device came from Microsoft. I found some pictures of it on
idpartnersonline.com, but they have already disappeared. The "documentation"
refers to that website, but every other reference on the product is to
Microsoft.


"Nathan McNulty" <nospam@msn.com> wrote in message
news:uQOCA75hEHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I don't see anything about a Microsoft USB Disk Pro. Where in the world
> did you buy this? Also, it showing up as drive B:\ on your computer
> should not happen. It appears that the drive works, but you can't get
> encryption to work on it or some security thing? Windows will not
> natively format the disk NTFS as that ends up causing many problems. If
> you still want to do this, check at www.sysinternals.com for NTFS
> Floppy. That program will allow you to do what you are trying to do 😉

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?)

On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 07:12:56 -0400, "rg" <rg@nospam.please> wrote:

>Howdy!
>
>I just got a Microsoft USB Disk Pro USB Device 128MB Flash memory. It came
>without any software!
>
>WinXP format utility shows only FAT and FAT32 formats and nothing about
>accessing the "secure area."
>
>How do I access these features?
>
>Thanks!

Received mine recently and could not find on MS elsewhere easily.

For 98 drivers and security password protect program see

http:\\www.integralmemory.com\download.aspx

Select USB 2.0 Flash Drive


The security program allows you to password protect the device.

Won't format or convert to NTFS so far for me. Have formatted it with
FAT32 Never saw a 'b:' drive as thread suggested.

Removable storage in My Computer -> Manage -> Removable Storage also
offers interesting options to try.

If anyone has more to offer please post to this thread.

HTH

E.