How I use my PEN Drive in my computer?

I hava a computer ( Pentium-II 400MHZ, 256 SDRAM, 80GB HDD, DVD writer and a Frontech Usb 2.0 PCI card ) with Windows 98 & Windows XP OS. Now I want to use a PEN drive (1GB Transcend), but it can't access. The PEN drive's system Requirement is a computer with a usb port and one of the following OS: Windows 98SE / ME / 2000 / XP / Vista / Mac9.0 / Linux Kernel2.4.2 . When I attached the PEN drive in Usb port (Win XP OS ) it shows new hardware found and then it shows A New Hardware attached to the system is might not work properly. After this I restart the computer but it don't show the hardware. I open device manager it shows ( !USB Mass Storage Device ) with ! signe . The Pen drive is work properly in another computer. My Computer access 2GB Ipot by Usb port, and other usb devices like digital camera, printer, handycam etc. also access this computer. Why it can't access Usb Pen Drive & what can I do? Please inform me.

Answer:
I hate for this to be the answer but you need a new computer. At the tech shop I work at we wont even take a Pentium 2 anymore. I am amazed you can even run win xp. This isnt to be mean but you can go to a thrift store and find a better computer for under a hundred dollars. Unfortanely this is the answer to your problem. You may want to install the pen drive by going to device manager in My Computers properites and find the exact driver on the internet and try to install it from there. It really shouldnt need a driver unless its win 98.
What is happening is the drivers are not being installed. A lot of times newer usb drives have fancy features, and some older install disks for XP doesn't include the right drivers for it. One way to get it to work is to go to transcends website and download the driver there. If that does not work, put it in the computer that works, go to device manager, right click it, click properties, click driver tab, click driver details. It should give you the path(s) to the drivers being used by the device. Find them on your Hard drive, and copy them to a folder. Get this to the other computer (Ipod, email, floppy, or CD) Put them in the same place they were in the computer that works. (probably C:/windows/system32 or some subpath of that.

Then plug it in. If it doesn't work after a bit, go to the properties in the computer that doesn't work, click update driver. It should work then.
If you are using Windows 98, then you definitely need a driver regarding what USB device it is.

However, I noticed that you are running a dual boot operation system. It has occurs when you have two operation system in one harddrive. I don't know why you would want to do that. The Windows XP should have the capability to run Windows 98. I don't recommend dualing operation system is just it no need to do it.
you must have got a CD with the USB disk. use it to install the drivers.if you haven't youshould ask the seller for it.if he denies go to a consumer court and fight for your right else replace the pen drive.


AND PLEASE THERE IS NO NEED TO BUY A NEW COMPUTER.

IT IS NOT A CHEAP ITEM THAT IS BROUGHT EVERYDAY
try re-installing software of usb port.

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