wonwinglo

I purchased one of those Lexar media 256 MB USB Memory sticks today from Asda stores ( www.exarmedia.com/drivers/index.html ) ,it said on the packet suitable for Windows XP,Me,2000 with a driver required for Windows 98,well I downloaded the driver for Windows 98 but despite trying all afternoon it just will not load up,I keep getting this message-
'The NDIS.VXD Device loader for this device could not load the device driver ( code 2),then it goes on to say-'To fix this,check update driver to update the device driver'
'Set up could not find a file on the specified patch'
I checked drive C,but despite it saying that it had downloaded the driver there,no signs of it ? I tried removing and refreshing the '?' in control panel thing to get it to activate but nothing happened ?
Checking their support pages there is nothing mentioned about my problem,once more there is only the one driver download for Windows 98SE.
It works fine on XP and my laptop ME,but I really want it on Windows 98 because that working data computer is in my den where I write up my stuff for here,previously I had the tedious job of lap linking it to my other computer.
If anyone an come up with a suggestion I would be most grateful,thank you.
These data sticks are certainly the answer if only you can get them synchronised and a decent driver for windows 98 ?

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Bunkerbarge

Barry,

I have struggled with my desktop and old laptop to get Pen Drives connected and, yes they need drivers for Windows 98SE. I have usually been able to get them to work though one way or another.

I did hear of a guy on the ship who used a generic driver for one that he was having problems with, which I think he got from Microsoft, but that was a while ago and I know they pull the plug after a while on certain support.

I have also found that different Pen Drives behave differently with Windows 98SE so you could try a different one. The small capacity ones are amazingly cheap nowadays.

Then of course when I got the new laptop with XP the connectivity is amazing and a world apart and makes me think why I held off for so long. I will be upgrading the desktop to XP when I get home next time to get the same convenience on that computer.

tigertc

Wonwing mate, can you list the website url where you downloaded the driver from? I'll give it the once over. All my stuff here was 98 once. Usually its a matter of unzipping whatever you downloaded to a specific place then pointing the update driver sequence to the exact file it is asking for. Usually if it cannot see the file it is because it is being directed to the zipped download.
nevermind about the url....just reread your post...oops!!!!
just been to the webite and got "page not found"

tigertc

if the link looked like this JumpDrive Windows 98 SE drivers including installation instruction info in one self extracting .exe file.
I think that link is for a card reader driver for a different product ( i may be wrong though) not the drive itself. What is the model of drive you bought?

squiffythewombat

Barry,

Try & follow these steps:

Right click the link TC posted above (make sure the pen is NOT connected untill the last step):

1)Goto "save target as" then save it to your desktop. Once it has downloaded double click the file and a grey box will appear.
2)left-click unzip
3)now press the windows key and E
4)navigate to your C: drive
5)In there is a folder called "JDUSB2"
6)Double Click "instructions" which will open an Internet Explorer page with the rest of the instructions in it.
7)Plug in pen and follow the instruction on the IE window.

If, after that you still have problems theres a few things to look at here, firstly have you updated your WIN98 to make sure its up to date with all the hotfixs etc? Have u got recent USB drivers? (they are different for 98) for your motherboard? Also are you using Win98 or Win98SE as the SE version is much better!

You can use generic drivers, but they will only work with pendrives using the same chipset. Generic drivers wont work for all pens. I have some generic windoze drivers on my other pc, i will search through them tonight and upload any of relavence.

It sounds to me like you want to use the pen as a transfer device between a computer located, say outside, to one say, inside the house. Have you considered networking them? It can be done via a cable or via wireless. I can easily make you a cable to the required length or help you setup wireless. The only drawback to wireless is costing!

Or have a look at this link, thats where TC got the file i assume.
http://www.lexar.com/drivers/#jumpdrive

wonwinglo

Thanks Squiffy,I will look into these options later,just upgrading my database at the moment,there is some god ideas there,thank you.

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wonwinglo

*** It is the Lexar JumpDrive Sport USB ( System is Windows 98SE )

squiffythewombat

then you need this file, right click and save target at:

http://www.lexar.com/drivers/files/Jdusb2.exe

wonwinglo

*** Yes thats the one that I downloaded Squiffy,but it will not work ? keeps coming up with that error message ?

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squiffythewombat

Barry, is the computer networked in anyway?
Is it connected to the internet by a modem?

Basically your getting a hardware conflict when you plug it in, so its trying to do share resources across the devices which it cant do hence the error message. Generic drivers wont help with this either because NDIS.VXD is the same- a generic windows networking driver!