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Using USB memory stick on VPC

Source: microsoft.public.mac.virtualpc
Sent: 02/02/2006
From: Sally Thompson <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

I have an iMac G5 with OSX 10.4.4 and with VPC and Windows XP Professional
installed. I am having great problems getting the Windows environment to
read the USB stick. I can copy files onto it and off it from my old Windows
98 PC, I can put it in the Mac and read, copy and transfer files back on and
off it to the Mac environment, but the Windows environment just will not
accept even a simple test text file.

It's a SanDisk cruzer micro, 256MB. The routine I have been going through
is: I eject the USB stick from the Mac, I start VPC and Windows, I enable the
USB stick (which shows in the list of PC Settings in the VPC menu (sometimes
I have tried enabling it before starting up Windows). The device then
(usually) shows up in "My Computer", and any files on it also show up.
However, I cannot open them or copy them to My Documents. Occasionally the
device does not show up immediately, but appears a little later.

I have temporarily got round the problem by copying any files to the Mac
Documents folder, then dragging them onto the desktop and then back into My
Documents in Windows. However, I really want to use the memory stick to save
some backups from within Windows.

I have looked on SanDisk's web site but not found an answer. Has anyone any
advice? I am a new Mac user so there may be something vital staring me in
the face (well, it's obviously not staring me in the face!).

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

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Re: Using USB memory stick on VPC

Sent: 02/02/2006
From: Michael Vilain <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

In article <(email address - cut out)>,
Sally Thompson <(email address - cut out)> wrote:

VPC doesn't support USB 2.0. It's support for USB 1.1 is spotty.
Whether you're connecting the SanDisk directly to a USB port on the back
of machine or to a USB hub also can make a difference.

Can MacOS X mount the device? If not, you may have to buy a "media card
reader" to read off the thing. Either way, you can copy the files from
the reader or mounted device to a shared folder that VPC can access.

I have doubts you'll get VPC to read from the device directly. But, I
could be wrong and you could get lucky...

--
DeeDee, don't press that button! DeeDee! NO! Dee...

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> I have an iMac G5 with OSX 10.4.4 and with VPC and Windows XP Professional
> installed. I am having great problems getting the Windows environment to
> read the USB stick. I can copy files onto it and off it from my old Windows
> 98 PC, I can put it in the Mac and read, copy and transfer files back on and
> off it to the Mac environment, but the Windows environment just will not
> accept even a simple test text file.
>
> It's a SanDisk cruzer micro, 256MB. The routine I have been going through
> is: I eject the USB stick from the Mac, I start VPC and Windows, I enable the
> USB stick (which shows in the list of PC Settings in the VPC menu (sometimes
> I have tried enabling it before starting up Windows). The device then
> (usually) shows up in "My Computer", and any files on it also show up.
> However, I cannot open them or copy them to My Documents. Occasionally the
> device does not show up immediately, but appears a little later.
>
> I have temporarily got round the problem by copying any files to the Mac
> Documents folder, then dragging them onto the desktop and then back into My
> Documents in Windows. However, I really want to use the memory stick to save
> some backups from within Windows.
>
> I have looked on SanDisk's web site but not found an answer. Has anyone any
> advice? I am a new Mac user so there may be something vital staring me in
> the face (well, it's obviously not staring me in the face!).

Re: Using USB memory stick on VPC

Sent: 02/02/2006
From: Sally Thompson <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:57:04 +0000, Michael Vilain wrote
(in article <(email address - cut out)>):

OK, didn't realise that. I'm connecting directly to a USB port on the back
of the machine.

Yes, absolutely no problems with MacOS X mounting the device.

Well at least now I know and will stop tearing my hair out. There are ways I
can get round it. Thanks very much for your time.

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

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> In article <(email address - cut out)>,
> Sally Thompson <(email address - cut out)> wrote:
>
>> I have an iMac G5 with OSX 10.4.4 and with VPC and Windows XP Professional
>> installed. I am having great problems getting the Windows environment to
>> read the USB stick. I can copy files onto it and off it from my old
>> Windows
>> 98 PC, I can put it in the Mac and read, copy and transfer files back on
>> and
>> off it to the Mac environment, but the Windows environment just will not
>> accept even a simple test text file.
>>
>> It's a SanDisk cruzer micro, 256MB. The routine I have been going through
>> is: I eject the USB stick from the Mac, I start VPC and Windows, I enable
>> the
>> USB stick (which shows in the list of PC Settings in the VPC menu
>> (sometimes
>> I have tried enabling it before starting up Windows). The device then
>> (usually) shows up in "My Computer", and any files on it also show up.
>> However, I cannot open them or copy them to My Documents. Occasionally the
>> device does not show up immediately, but appears a little later.
>>
>> I have temporarily got round the problem by copying any files to the Mac
>> Documents folder, then dragging them onto the desktop and then back into My
>> Documents in Windows. However, I really want to use the memory stick to
>> save
>> some backups from within Windows.
>>
>> I have looked on SanDisk's web site but not found an answer. Has anyone
>> any
>> advice? I am a new Mac user so there may be something vital staring me in
>> the face (well, it's obviously not staring me in the face!).
>
> VPC doesn't support USB 2.0. It's support for USB 1.1 is spotty.
> Whether you're connecting the SanDisk directly to a USB port on the back
> of machine or to a USB hub also can make a difference.
> Can MacOS X mount the device? If not, you may have to buy a "media card
> reader" to read off the thing. Either way, you can copy the files from
> the reader or mounted device to a shared folder that VPC can access.
> I have doubts you'll get VPC to read from the device directly. But, I
> could be wrong and you could get lucky...

Re: Using USB memory stick on VPC

Sent: 02/03/2006
From: "Paul Power" <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

Sally,

You need to go back to PC settings in VPC.
Go to Shared Folders.
Place a check beside Removeable Media.

That "should" do it

Re: Using USB memory stick on VPC

Sent: 02/03/2006
From: Kurt <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

In article <(email address - cut out)>,
Sally Thompson <(email address - cut out)> wrote:

I bring everything into VPC from shared folders whenever possible.
i trust the Mac end more than the PC... ;-)

--
To reply by email, remove the word "space"

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> On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 21:07:46 +0000, Paul Power wrote
> (in article <(email address - cut out)>):
>
> > Sally,
> >
> >
> > You need to go back to PC settings in VPC.
> > Go to Shared Folders.
> > Place a check beside Removeable Media.
> >
> > That "should" do it
> >
>
> Thanks Paul. It wasn't checked, so I did so. When I tried to copy my test
> file from My Documents, still nothing doing (incorrect parameter message).
> However, when I moved the file into Shared Documents, it worked! Maybe
> that's what I should have done all along. It seems to be the answer anyway.
> I'm very grateful.

Re: Using USB memory stick on VPC

Sent: 02/03/2006
From: Sally Thompson <(email address - cut out)>
Message:

On Fri, 3 Feb 2006 21:07:46 +0000, Paul Power wrote
(in article <(email address - cut out)>):

Thanks Paul. It wasn't checked, so I did so. When I tried to copy my test
file from My Documents, still nothing doing (incorrect parameter message).
However, when I moved the file into Shared Documents, it worked! Maybe
that's what I should have done all along. It seems to be the answer anyway.
I'm very grateful.

--
Sally in Shropshire, UK
bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk
Burne-Jones/William Morris window in Shropshire church:
http://www.whitton-stmarys.org.uk

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> Sally,
>
>
> You need to go back to PC settings in VPC.
> Go to Shared Folders.
> Place a check beside Removeable Media.
>
> That "should" do it
>

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