I don't recall an error message in your XP post but there are issues with U3 drives but the details and error messages are skimpy.
As it stands let Toshiba look it over unless you feel like telling all.
-> One user had run registry cleaners. Go figure what cure we had to use for that since on his laptop there was no XP CD to do the repair install.
Bob
I had placed this on the XP forum and realized it should have gone here. On my 2006 Toshiba Satelite laptop with XP... it has used thumb drives fine in the past.. not it says either it doesn't recognize format, or doesn't have the software. The same thumb drives are read fine on my other computer. I have tried 3 different ones with the same results.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
Wayne

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