My kid got something like that, same problem. Fix? The usb cable the device came with was defective and needed replacing. Hope that's it.
Bob
Hello all
I recived a strange looking (no brand or real name) "car mp3\4"
its a FM transmitter
problem starts where my comp. wont recognize the device (USB)
so I cant load it
any ideas on how to find it? I tried every option on the control panel->add hw, nothing helped

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