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Crack · 06-03-2006, 04:35 PM

Can someone please explain to me how this is supposed to work, because I can't find a patch, or anything really that will make win98 (not SE) work with my USB drive.

There has to be something I am missing here...

Dilbert1234567 · 06-03-2006, 04:57 PM

98 needs drivers for all USB devices find them online from the manufacturer install and try again. 2k and xp do not need additional drivers for most USB devices but 98 is not that lucky.

Crack · 06-03-2006, 06:40 PM

blah, I forget the maker of my flashdrive... logitech maybe... soab.

Dilbert1234567 · 06-03-2006, 06:45 PM

do you have a 2k or xp system? when it detects it, it will say.

Crack · 06-04-2006, 10:53 AM

yes, I do have a winXP computer, good idea! <3

DEI37 · 06-04-2006, 12:41 PM

I thought Win98 didn't offer support for USB? Only the second revision did?

billege · 06-04-2006, 04:32 PM

That's correct. Win98 SE and WinME ( < < teh suckz0r) offered native USB support, plain ole 98 requires you find the correct driver for the USB drive.

Martian · 06-04-2006, 05:44 PM

Actually, you're thinking one version later. Windows 95 didn't offer USB support native, although there was a limited implementation of USB support in OSR 2. Win 98 and later has native support for USB, although there are some (most) who say any 9x USB implementation is broken.

EDIT - billege, I apologize. I misunderstood your post. However, that's still not entirely right. Every version of Windows requires drivers for any USB device. The difference is that the NT kernel comes with most of the ones you need out of the box. The later 9x versions offer better support for hardware, but none of them are perfect that way.

DEI37 · 06-06-2006, 06:51 PM

Yeah, I remember that now. Duh! I have used Win98 (non SE) with various USB devices easily. Oops.

nmm · 06-06-2006, 11:54 PM

Have a look here --> http://www.usb-drivers.com/companies/667.htm

xepherys · 06-07-2006, 10:27 AM

Holy upgrade batman... find someone with a copy of Win2K they're done with. Win 9x + USB = headache!

Crack · 06-07-2006, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567

do you have a 2k or xp system? when it detects it, it will say.

alas, it didn't say, it says generic usb mass storage device... oh well

Dilbert1234567 · 06-07-2006, 02:25 PM

open my computer, right click the drive, select properties, then the hardware tab, look in the list, it should be named there. mine says sandisk cruzer mini usb device.

Crack · 06-09-2006, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dilbert1234567

open my computer, right click the drive, select properties, then the hardware tab, look in the list, it should be named there. mine says sandisk cruzer mini usb device.

says: UFD USB Device

06-03-2006, 04:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	windows 98 and usb Can someone please explain to me how this is supposed to work, because I can't find a patch, or anything really that will make win98 (not SE) work with my USB drive. There has to be something I am missing here... __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

06-03-2006, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	98 needs drivers for all USB devices find them online from the manufacturer install and try again. 2k and xp do not need additional drivers for most USB devices but 98 is not that lucky. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

06-03-2006, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	blah, I forget the maker of my flashdrive... logitech maybe... soab. __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

06-03-2006, 06:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	do you have a 2k or xp system? when it detects it, it will say. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen

06-04-2006, 10:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	yes, I do have a winXP computer, good idea! <3 __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

06-04-2006, 12:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	I thought Win98 didn't offer support for USB? Only the second revision did? __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-04-2006, 04:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
billege Watcher Location: Ohio	That's correct. Win98 SE and WinME ( < < teh suckz0r) offered native USB support, plain ole 98 requires you find the correct driver for the USB drive. __________________ I can sum up the clash of religion in one sentence: "My Invisible Friend is better than your Invisible Friend."

06-04-2006, 05:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Martian Young Crumudgeon Location: Canada	Actually, you're thinking one version later. Windows 95 didn't offer USB support native, although there was a limited implementation of USB support in OSR 2. Win 98 and later has native support for USB, although there are some (most) who say any 9x USB implementation is broken. EDIT - billege, I apologize. I misunderstood your post. However, that's still not entirely right. Every version of Windows requires drivers for any USB device. The difference is that the NT kernel comes with most of the ones you need out of the box. The later 9x versions offer better support for hardware, but none of them are perfect that way. __________________ I wake up in the morning more tired than before I slept I get through cryin' and I'm sadder than before I wept I get through thinkin' now, and the thoughts have left my head I get through speakin' and I can't remember, not a word that I said - Ben Harper, Show Me A Little Shame Last edited by Martian; 06-04-2006 at 05:46 PM..

06-06-2006, 06:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
DEI37 Go faster! Location: Wisconsin	Yeah, I remember that now. Duh! I have used Win98 (non SE) with various USB devices easily. Oops. __________________ Generally speaking, if you were to get what you really deserve, you might be unpleasantly surprised.

06-06-2006, 11:54 PM	#10 (permalink)
nmm Tilted	Have a look here --> http://www.usb-drivers.com/companies/667.htm __________________ Nihilistic Mad Man... Gallic Hedonist... Freak of Nature...

06-07-2006, 10:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
xepherys <3 TFP Location: 17TLH2445607250	Holy upgrade batman... find someone with a copy of Win2K they're done with. Win 9x + USB = headache!

06-07-2006, 02:25 PM	#13 (permalink)
Dilbert1234567 Devils Cabana Boy Location: Central Coast CA	open my computer, right click the drive, select properties, then the hardware tab, look in the list, it should be named there. mine says sandisk cruzer mini usb device. __________________ Donate Blood! "Love is not finding the perfect person, but learning to see an imperfect person perfectly." -Sam Keen