My pc with Windows 98 cannot read my thumdrive.

Sigma1975 · 02-08-2008, 03:51 AM

My pc with Windows 98 cannot read my thumbdrive.Does anyone have an answer?

michaelk · 02-08-2008, 03:58 AM

You need to download the driver from the manufacturer's website for your USB drive. W98 does not have a built in USB driver like W2K or XP.

BTW it is possible that the manufacture does not provide windoes 98 support anymore for its devices.

Sigma1975 · 02-08-2008, 04:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

You need to download the driver from the manufacturer's website for your USB drive. W98 does not have a built in USB driver like W2K or XP.

BTW it is possible that the manufacture does not provide windoes 98 support anymore for its devices.

Thank you so much for the info.

Tinkster · 02-08-2008, 01:20 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in <General> since it has no resemblence to a Linux-question, and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

sundialsvcs · 02-08-2008, 06:55 PM

Dude(tte), it is time to retire Windows-98...

I mean, "great system, I liked it too," but Windows-98 and Windows-Me were based on MS-DOS, and that's really just too dangerous to run anymore. You need a security-enabled architecture.

floppywhopper · 02-08-2008, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Sigma1975

My pc with Windows 98 cannot read my thumbdrive.Does anyone have an answer?

Go to the manufacturers website to download the driver, but be aware that some drivers won't work. I still use Win 98 and while some drivers work, some won't.

Solution
dual boot and use the linux or BSD OS to transfer the files.

floppy