USB Device Not Showing Up


  1. dreamliner
    Posts : 11
    Windows 7
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    USB Device Not Showing Up


    Greetings, in the past when I plugin a USB device (in this case a Galaxy Tab) it would show up under my Windows Explorer. Now, for some reason it is now showing up, as if the USB device were not plugged in (see screenshot).

    However I know it is plugged in; in fact, when I plug it in the 2-tone alert sounds which confirms the USB device is plugged in. It just doesn't show up in Windows Explorer so that I can move a file to it. Does anyone know how to get it to show up?
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  3. Hipster Doofus
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    Windows 7 Pro x64 -- PCLinuxOS KDE4 FullMonty 2011
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    Have a look in Storage Management. From the picture right click "My Computer/Manage/Storage/Disk Management.

    Is it in there? What does it say about the USB device?
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  4. dreamliner
    Posts : 11
    Windows 7
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    When I click on "Manage" I get an error message that "this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action."
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  6. Hipster Doofus
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    Windows 7 Pro x64 -- PCLinuxOS KDE4 FullMonty 2011
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    Try to get in this way:

    Control Panel/Admin Tools/Computer Management/Storage/Disk Management.
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  7. Hobouscus
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64Bit
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    Common threat solvedd


    Control Panel > Hardware And Sound > Device Manager > USB Section > Find Your USB > Right Click > Uninstall > Plug In USB and now it will install the software and other stuff you again and done.
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