Flash Drive help needed
Greg
I am trying the unofficial way to install a flash drive
Here is my drive set up/
C partition 1
D partition 2
E partition 3
X DVD drive (Was cd/rw drive)
In the config.sys files for windows 98,
I will put that in.
DEVICE=c:\windows\system\csmapper.sys
DEVICE=c:\windows\system\carddrv.exe /slot=2
My question is what slot should I use?
With those files is it possible to use a floppy boot disk and boot up
the flash drive?
How long do flash drives last?
Greg
Additional information
I have two usb 1.0/1.1 slots
and
four usb 2.0 slots. (PCI card)
Greg
glee
"Greg" <inv...@invalid.net> wrote in message
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carddrv.exe and csmapper.sys are used for PCMCIA slots on older laptops,
which sometimes were used for PCMCIA memory cards. These have nothing
to do with USB flash drives. USB flash drives do not go into PCMCIA
slots, and those drivers have nothing to do with USB ports. What
exactly are you talking about?
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Greg
wrote:
I said unofficial way to use an unsupported flash drive on windows
98se.
http://getflashdrivetowork-windows98.blogspot.com/
http://www.liutilities.com/how-to/install-a-usb-flash-drive-on-windows-98/
The problem is I have USB 2 pci controllers with hp printer on one
port.
I have windows 98se.
Instead of installing this nusb320-Eng-98FE.exe I extracted it to a
folder. So, it will just take the files I need.
Once I figure out what slot number to use.
http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php
This fix could work or not.
Greg
glee
That is all way more complicated than you need.
I recommend using the driver from the Italian web site wintricks.it
It is not installed beforehand like some other generic drivers; rather
you point to it when Windows first detects the inserted thumb drive, as
you can see from the pictures on the web pages, even if you cannot read
Italian.
http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html
Although the pages are in Italian, you can look at the screenshots on
some of the pages to determine how the driver is installed and
uninstalled:
http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html
http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_2.html
http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_3.html
http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_4.html
http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_5.html
The Download link is the "Download" button on the last page.
http://www.wintricks.it/download/wtgenusb.zip
Basically, you download the driver package (.zip file), and unzip it to
a folder where you plan to store it on the computer. Then when you
insert your flash drive, Windows will detect it and give you the option
to find the driver. Choose to have it look in the folder where you
unzipped the downloaded files, and it will see the .inf file there and
install your flash drive.
You can use this same .inf file to install other flash drives and USB
mass storage, so save the .zip file somewhere safe and store the .inf
file in a permanent location of your choice. I use the hidden
Windows\Inf\Other folder, but you can use whatever you like.
Jeff Richards
not understand what is being done there. Perhaps he is using some form of
USB interface that uses the PCMCIA slot. Whatever, if your USB is already
working for other devices, then the procedure on that site are not relevant.
Use the procedure Glee has suggested, and ignore that blog.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)news:7k1k2bF...@mid.individual.net...
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> That is all way more complicated than you need.
> I recommend using the driver from the Italian web site wintricks.it
>
> It is not installed beforehand like some other generic drivers; rather
> you point to it when Windows first detects the inserted thumb drive, as
> you can see from the pictures on the web pages, even if you cannot read
> Italian.
> http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html
>
> Although the pages are in Italian, you can look at the screenshots on
> some of the pages to determine how the driver is installed and
> uninstalled:
> http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98.html
> http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_2.html
> http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_3.html
> http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_4.html
> http://www.wintricks.it/faq/usbpen98_5.html
> The Download link is the "Download" button on the last page.
> http://www.wintricks.it/download/wtgenusb.zip
>
> Basically, you download the driver package (.zip file),
I have the same driver(s) on my computer, and I didnt have to even point
anything anywhere,, simply stuck in the stick, and the stick was active
and has been ever since. Has never asked for instal or inf or even an
egg for breakfast.
Anyway, I am replying to this post mainly because to this day, I still
cannot fathom why 'wintricks' is in english, and the txt in italian?
would have thought by now someone somewhere might have updated the page
for a choice of language.....? any takers?
S/C
Greg
If you do that above, disable both scanreg.exe and scanregw.exe
Otherwise, you will have to reinstall windows 98se.
Luckily I have a ghost image backup.
I will try what glee suggested and download this file