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When i used to plug a thumb drive into my pc i used to be able to see its presence?

When i used to plug my thumb drives into the pc i used to be able to see its presence in my computer /removable drives but now it has vanished so i cant see what is on the thumb drive how do i get this icon back

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Additional info i am running XP pro when the drive goes into the pc the screen flickers slightly i can save files to the drive and open files threw various programs but i really want to view the icon.

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    check whether the driver of the thumb drive is installed properly as it does not show the icon if the device is not installed properly.........

  • 1 decade ago

    Go to the manufacture's website and make sure you download all the drivers for that thumb stick.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    unplug then plug your thumb drive...

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