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Flash Drive drivers

#1 kostom

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 05:22 AM

I have an older computer Compaq Pressario with Windows 98 SE. I need a driver for a flash drive so i could install it on the old computer, so I can take stuff off the computer and put it on a flash drive

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 05:30 AM

Check the flash drive manufacturer's website to see if they have a Win98SE driver to download.

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 10:23 AM

theres a genric driver for windows 98 that makes most flash devices work
cant remeber which site to download but

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Posted 09 January 2009 - 06:15 PM

A generic driver may do the job, most likely from here:

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/usbmsd98.php

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Posted 10 January 2009 - 05:47 AM

starcraftmaster, on Jan 9 2009, 03:23 PM, said:

theres a genric driver for windows 98 that makes most flash devices work
cant remeber which site to download but

Yes there are but I can't get any of them to work. I have 2 makes of flash drive Kingston and PQI and I get the Win98SE drivers of their web site. :thumbsup:

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/w...age-drivers.php

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#6 kostom

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Posted 10 January 2009 - 06:10 PM

Keithuk, on Jan 10 2009, 02:47 AM, said:

starcraftmaster, on Jan 9 2009, 03:23 PM, said:

theres a genric driver for windows 98 that makes most flash devices work
cant remeber which site to download but

Yes there are but I can't get any of them to work. I have 2 makes of flash drive Kingston and PQI and I get the Win98SE drivers of their web site. :thumbsup:

http://www.technical-assistance.co.uk/kb/w...age-drivers.php

thanx to all for help I found one at the Kingston site,,,

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Posted 11 January 2009 - 09:43 AM

kostom, on Jan 10 2009, 11:10 PM, said:

thanx to all for help I found one at the Kingston site,,,

You should have said it was a Kingston and the size I could have given you the link directly. :thumbsup:

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#8 silverojo

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Posted 27 January 2009 - 02:46 AM

OfficeMax carries flash drives by Toshiba, which are compatible with Win98SE. You have to download a driver, and info for doing that is on the card that comes with the flash drive.

I've been using mine with no problems. :thumbsup: