Thumb drive not recognized

Retiredbill

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I have both a desktop and a laptop running Win7. I use a password manager on my desktop and decided to copy the password manager to a thumb drive to use on the laptop. I copied the folder to the thumb drive and checked it's operation on the desktop and it worked fine. I plugged the thumb drive into my laptop's USB port and the laptop does not recognize it and I get no sound upon inserting. I checked the speaker to be sure it is turned on. I also checked the device manager and it did not show the presence of the thumb drive. What am I overlooking, any suggestions?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway SX 2841
OS
Win7, home premium, 64 bit
CPU
2.9 GHZ
Memory
6 Gbytes
Hard Drives
1 terra byte
Does the Notebook/Laptop have more than 1 USB port and did you try them all? Did you try other devices in the ports? Did you put the USB Thumb/Flash drive back in the Desktop and it worked? Do you have occasion to try the drive in a different computer? Could be something happened to the drive.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Customs, Dell, Gateway, HP, Toshiba, Acer, ASUS
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.10, Linux Mint 17, Windows 10 Pro TP
Keyboard
Microsoft
Mouse
Microsoft
I tried it in a second USB port on the laptop and it worked. Why didn't I think of that? DUH. Thank you very much
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Gateway SX 2841
OS
Win7, home premium, 64 bit
CPU
2.9 GHZ
Memory
6 Gbytes
Hard Drives
1 terra byte
You're welcome.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Customs, Dell, Gateway, HP, Toshiba, Acer, ASUS
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit, Mac OS X 10.10, Linux Mint 17, Windows 10 Pro TP
Keyboard
Microsoft
Mouse
Microsoft
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