I have two USB flash drives. One of them (the older one) is a pitiful 64MB, and the other has 2GB and is invisible to my mom's computer. My computer is not hooked up to the internet and I tried to download BtS patch 3.03 but it was 81MB and didn't fit on the flash drive. This is becoming extremely annoying and I was wondering if there is anything I can do to help it.
Computer doesn't recognize flash drive.
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Jamesds
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It would be helpful to know the specs of your computer, since Windows 95/98/Me don't support many new flash drives - but I expect you have XP/2000/Vista since you are playing Civ4 on it 
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If you download 7Zip, you can split the file into two 41Mb files (or whatever) and transfer them both, then 'rejoin' them. If you can't get your flash drive working, this would work nicely. Quite easy too.
.If you download 7Zip, you can split the file into two 41Mb files (or whatever) and transfer them both, then 'rejoin' them. If you can't get your flash drive working, this would work nicely. Quite easy too.
Im confused. You say the flash is inviable on your machine. Is it invisiable on your mums as well? Have you considered its a dodgy drive?
Jamesds
Great Scientist
That's true, if it is invisible on both drives, it might not be formatted correctly. Try using a partition app to make it FAT32 and format it.
No, no it's my mom's computer. (it only has a 32mb vid card so i can't.)It would be helpful to know the specs of your computer, since Windows 95/98/Me don't support many new flash drives - but I expect you have XP/2000/Vista since you are playing Civ4 on it
It is invisible ONLY on my mom's.
It works fine on mine.
Jeez, I had to correct you on ALL 4 REPLIES! (On the first one it really wasn't your fault, but still!)
And where can I get that 7zip thingy?
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Always happy to provide the least wrong answer 
And I might still be right. An Enhanced host controller is USB2, but the Universal host controllers are USB1, and they can be mixed on one system. You probably only have 2 USB2 ports, and they may be in use(the printer?) or not even externally connected. I think you have 8 total ports, if you don't have 8 connectors somewhere, you have unconnected ports. You should find headers on your MB labeled as USB with nothing attached to them. It's also possible you don't have the right driver for them. XP didn't have 2.0 support until SP1, and updating your drivers rarely hurts.
That said, I have to revise my first post a bit. USB2 devices are supposed to work in USB1 ports, but they don't always.
And I might still be right. An Enhanced host controller is USB2, but the Universal host controllers are USB1, and they can be mixed on one system. You probably only have 2 USB2 ports, and they may be in use(the printer?) or not even externally connected. I think you have 8 total ports, if you don't have 8 connectors somewhere, you have unconnected ports. You should find headers on your MB labeled as USB with nothing attached to them. It's also possible you don't have the right driver for them. XP didn't have 2.0 support until SP1, and updating your drivers rarely hurts.
That said, I have to revise my first post a bit. USB2 devices are supposed to work in USB1 ports, but they don't always.
Jamesds
Great Scientist
Well, that may be useful for the future (as I am now at my dad's house and his computer can use my big flash drive).
Jamesds
Great Scientist
7Zip is my prefered file compressor, it has an excellent compression rate too if set to the 7Zip algorithm.
Jamesds
Great Scientist
What, to install 7Zip? Maybe...I don't know. I am the administrator on my computer, so I don't experience any problems of these kind. However, since it is an application install that also adds shell menus to your context menu (like when you right click a file(s) you can zip them, etc), I guess you do need Admin privileges. Can you just install it in your mum's account?
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
Okay, to clear this up. It is NOT the fact that the port is USB 1.1...USB 2 is just a faster version of USB 1.1, but they are the same electrically. Have you tried looking on the website of the flash drive's manufacturers for a driver? Some flash drives have advanced capabilities that need a separate driver...
Oh, yes, you need admin priviliges to install a driver.
Oh, yes, you need admin priviliges to install a driver.
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
mmh, well, it would be interesting to see if I could discern which company made it. Got a picture? ( of the flash drive, its okay if you dont, im just interested)
You won't be able to tell; it's a perfect rectangular prism, silver, black on the end, with a little silver rod going through a hole for you to tie it to something, and it has a black cap.
And still nobody has thought of making flash drives with caps that snap on to the other end!
And still nobody has thought of making flash drives with caps that snap on to the other end!
Genocidicbunny
Bug squasher
Ive got 3 flash drives that have snap on caps ( they come off the front and snap onto the back), and the other two have retractable tips.
YOur problem is most likely that its a no-name company that made the flash drive, and therefore drivers will be impossible to find. Looks like you're sol on using it on your moms comp.
YOur problem is most likely that its a no-name company that made the flash drive, and therefore drivers will be impossible to find. Looks like you're sol on using it on your moms comp.
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