device not compatible with 7

[pabadosado]

hi i recently purchased an mp3 player that isnt compatible with windows 7 but all previous systems... is there a way i can make it work on 7 without having to spend massive amounts of money?

 

[StalkeR]

How you know that mp3 player is not compatible with Win 7?

 

[pabadosado]

so there is no way i can plug my mp3 player up to my comp and it work in other words. i just doubt that. i mean its just a usb issue or driver or something. it works with all windows previous.

 

[StalkeR]

Did you plug into the computer,and let windows try to find drivers for him?

 

[pabadosado]

yeah i plug it in and it does nothing. it doesnt read it it doesnt do anything. on the mp3 player it says usb connected and shows like it is but under computer nothing shows up.. all my drivers are up to date my usb is up to date. i know i had this same mp3 player with vista a while back and it worked perfectly fine.

 

[DocBrown]

How about giving us the make & model of the MP3 player & all the specs of your computer system ?

 

[pabadosado]

well its windows 7 home premium 64 bit
hp pavilion eilte hpe-400y
ati radeon hd 5450
amd phenom 2 945 quad-core

and the mp3 player is one of them there quick made china ones from ebay 4gb and 4gb sd....

im thinking about just getting a sd card but thats a pain in the rear end. id much rather just plug it in and play.

 

[DeaconFrost]

You always run the risk of poor support when you buy a knock-off, no-name brand of anything. Do other USB devices work on that same port?

 

[pabadosado]

yeah... everything else does... ok on the page after i bought it my smart self actually read everything and its not supported by windows 7 but all previous ones. so is there anyway i can get say the usb drivers from xp on my winders 7? cause wouldnt that recognize it then idk im not a pro

 

[StalkeR]

Did you try it to other computer with Windows 7 or XP? Maybe something is wrong with your pc... :sarc:

 

[pabadosado]

i live out in the middle of nowhere. i have used this same mp3 player when i lived with my mom on my vista comp and it worked just fine. perfect. but yeah. it doesnt help that my gf has windows 7 to. so i know it doesnt work on 7 but vista it did.

 

[DeaconFrost]

That's strange that it works under Vista and not Windows 7, but I would rule out computer or USB issues if other devices work just fine on that port. Your other option would be to virtualize XP or Vista, and connect the drive to that OS.

What version of Windows 7 are you running?

 

[StalkeR]

Strange problem...
But If you booting virtual machine,It willl be good to virtualize Vista.(Because you say that it was working on Vista)

 

[pabadosado]

ten four ill try i got 7 64bit premium home

 

[pabadosado]

yeah i got to have professional or premium to do the virtual drives.. gay.

 

[DeaconFrost]

We aren't talking about virtual drives. We're talking about Virtual Machines. Since you have Home Premium, XP Mode won't be an option, but the free VirtualBox is. You mentioned having previous copies of Vista, so you'll need one of those licenses.

 

[pabadosado]

no cause somebody stole my computer