jrefactors@hotmail.com wrote:

>I am using Windows 2000 Pro SP4. The USB flash stick (SanDisk Cruzer
>Mini 512 MB) used to work fine, and suddenly today after I plugin to
>USB port, it still doesn't show in the My Computer. But it shows the
>green icon on the lower right hand corner in Windows. I tried that in
>my co-worker's machine, and it works fine. It used to work fine in my
>machine and I have no idea what can i do to see the files inside the
>USB flash drive.

Open the Device Manager and delete all instances of the USB devices
and the USB hosts. Also delete the hidden items of this kind.
Restart Windows.
"Device Manager Does Not Display Devices That Are Not Connected to the
Windows XP-Based Computer" (http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=315539)

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