Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
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Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 6:53 PM
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I need help to get the Drivers for Maxtor External Storage Personal Storage 3200 pleas don't tell me to google it I have and I Phoned Maxtor in the USA the bloke sed that he would send me a Link to download the Drivers, well no email and no link to get the Drivers.
The OS is Windos ME
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 8:40 PM
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It's rather strange that it's not working in Win Me though. Didn't ME ship with standard USB Mass Storage drivers, much the same as XP did?
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 8:46 PM
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Quote Hardware and Operating System Requirements for Windows PC
• Pentium III-class equivalent processor or later
• Windows 2000 or XP
• 128MB RAM or more as required by operating system
NOTE: Macintosh Systems are NOT supported with this product.
So ME may not support the drive - it's not mentioned at all in the requirements, only Win2000 and XP.
In fact, this page implies that ME is not supported for the 3200 drive.
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 8:54 PM
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This question has been exercising my brain too. I think that you don't need special drivers for ME because it was more advanced that 98SE. You might find this page useful on the Seagate web site.
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=External_Drive_Troubleshooter_-_Windows_Dete...
Peter
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 9:01 PM
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Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 9:20 PM
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If you don't have a constructive answer, its probably worth taking a minute to consider whether the person asking for help would welcome your opinion.
I sincerely hope you aren't so rude to people who call you to ask for help (you'll find its not really in keeping with the business target of winning awards for friendly helpful service.)
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 9:31 PM
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There are some people who still have old technology, who cannot possibly afford to upgrade their hardware to support newer versions of Windows Operating Systems.
As for Win ME, I ran a box using it for 4 years with no stability problems at all, I guess it's all down to the hardware/software mix.
/coat
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 9:37 PM
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Help comes in many forms and there are many ways to express it - some good and some not so good. However, there is an element of truth regarding upgrading to a more stable operating system. Window ME was very poor and, after all, was really a frontend GUI to Windows 98 to make it look sexier (at the time) and more llike Windows 2000. In the long run, it is certainly worth upgrading to a more stable, more supported and more dynamic operating system. Your USB issues (and many more other problems perhaps) should be resolved.
It can sometimes be a little painful upgrading to a new operating system but there is plenty of help at hand should one need it...
Hope this helps,
Roxynet.
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
12-02-2008 10:12 PM
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Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
13-02-2008 10:19 AM
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Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
13-02-2008 12:16 PM
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I think you MIGHT get some luck with Windows 2000 drivers - if they exist for the device have you tried them?
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
13-02-2008 4:26 PM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
13-02-2008 8:46 PM
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I can well understand why Gary likes his ME - my friend is exactly the same and won't be parted from it.
The computer has a nice clear graphical display and she knows where everything is (well, all the bits that she needs and is interested in!).
When I am working on it, I often come away thinking that it does most of the things that we find necessary (we only require fairly simple things from our machines).
The good thing is that it's a challenge for the little grey cells keeping an older, unsupported OS ticking over nicely.
Hope that you have found your solution Gary.
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
13-02-2008 9:41 PM
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I found the following information in a post on the DriverGuide forum. Their super moderator reckons you don't need a driver for Windows ME!
Re: Help to get USB Drivers for Windos ME
13-02-2008 10:30 PM
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I needed the WinME CD for some files but otherwise it worked straight away.
PS Petlew, I don't think you've read the whole thread. The poster is staying on ME and not moving anywhere. You may like W2K, as do I, but he's not going there however much better you may think it is. And WinME was updated to take WDM drivers so sometimes (often) drivers for W2K DO cut the mustard. Have you ever actually done that yourself?
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