You can't get there from here

Richard Jones

I'm trying to setup a VMware machine with Vista, and it doesn't have the ethernet or sound drivers for my pc. I can't share a folder, because we don't own Workstation. So I get out my USB key, copy the driver on. Vista starts to use the key, then fails every time, after telling me I should be using a hi-speed usb port. I figure the key isn't Vista compatible. Off I go to Future Shop. I ask the "salesperson" if this key is Vista-enabled. "Should be. If not, just download the drivers off the internet." Umm yeah.:sigh:

Paul Watson wrote: Like, if you say sort of, like, you know, one more, you know, time, I'm going to, like, you know, sort of sort you out, you know.

Dario Solera

Richard Jones wrote:

I figure the key isn't Vista compatible.

I'm pretty sure there are no USB keys incompatible with any post-2000 Windows OS... It's probably a problem with the Vista installer.

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Richard Jones

My Dell doesn't like my Lexar Jumpdrive at all. Doesn't do anything (XP SP2).

Paul Watson wrote: Like, if you say sort of, like, you know, one more, you know, time, I'm going to, like, you know, sort of sort you out, you know.

Andy Brummer

I ran into that problem using a system that had a USB 1.0 port under server 2003. It gave me that warning message and then just refused to use it.

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Richard Jones

You mean if the key says hi-speed USB2.0, I would have to have USB2.0 ports???:wtf:

Paul Watson wrote: Like, if you say sort of, like, you know, one more, you know, time, I'm going to, like, you know, sort of sort you out, you know.

Andy Brummer

That's the situation where I saw it, plugging a USB 2.0 device into a 1.0 port. I didn't spend a lot of time searching for a solution because I was just trying to reuse a spare drive, so I don't have a solution but I expect there is one out there. I read the message and was surprised that it wasn't just a status message or there wasn't something like an allow button.

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Richard Jones

Update: I think the problem is in VMWare. I can't even get a floppy to work.:(( Time to go home.

Paul Watson wrote: Like, if you say sort of, like, you know, one more, you know, time, I'm going to, like, you know, sort of sort you out, you know.

J Dunlap

I know that's not the case under XP. USB 2.0 devices can communicate under USB 1.1, but don't have any of the extended features.

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Vraxx

What build are you trying to run it on? I know 5.5.x lacks any 2.0 support so it'll try to treat the device as a 1.1 Vista support as the host OS I think is limited to 6.0. I still have to install and test that... *hrm*

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Richard Jones

I don't have Workstation. The player is 2.0. I did find out the floppy was disabled in the .vmx file:-O, so that works at least.

Paul Watson wrote: Like, if you say sort of, like, you know, one more, you know, time, I'm going to, like, you know, sort of sort you out, you know.