Flash drive issue.

[biosbro]

I'm using a 256mb Kingston Data Traveler 2+ to transfer files between work computers & although it works fine & hasn't missed a beat it does have one annoying issue. When i'm saving a file from Corel (or other graphics programs) i can insert the flash drive into the front (or back) USB slots & the computer recognises it fine but when i go to save a file to it the drive doesn't show up in the menu but if i close the menu & re-open it, there it is. It only shows up on the second attempt to save & this is the same with all 3 computers that i'm using. I'm running XP Pro with all 3 so i'm wondering if this is the problem.

Any help?

Matt

 

[DelJo63]

insert the flash drive and then access it using My Computer BEFORE launching
any application(s).

 

[biosbro]

that does work Jobeard but doesn't really solve the problem as once the flash drive is removed i have to do that over again once i re-insert it which adds to the issue of streamlining. I just thought the whole USB 2.0 thing was to make things just that much easier but now i have to repeat a process to access it.

Once i insert the flash drive the computer recognises it by asking which action i want to perform and yet it takes me 2 attempts to save files to it, strange - i think.

Matt

 

[DelJo63]

understand, but the list of devices is given to the application when it
launches, which is why premounting it works.

I just adapted myself to the process and moved on with the task at hand.

 

[biosbro]

I can understand that 'just moving on' & put up with it works Jobeard but if you had to do it dozens of times a day it does become a tad annoying & seeing that it doesn't do it on my system at home which is identical, one would say that the problem lies within my computer at work, I just thought it would be a simple fix that's all. Maybe I might have to look at networking the comps at work.

Matt

 

[DelJo63]

I can understand that 'just moving on' & put up with it works Jobeard but if you had to do it dozens of times a day it does become a tad annoying

Sure! can't you leave the device mounted for more than
just one task to reduce the pain?

I just thought it would be a simple fix that's all.

Every problem SHOULD have a simple fix -- sadly it doesn't always workout that way.