Comments on: Windows 98 & USB Drives http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/ Supercomputers, Programming, and Life in Mississippi Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:17:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-425 Nick Fri, 17 Apr 2009 21:22:40 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-425 "I found a generic driver that will work for SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro SDCZ6. I tried about 15 drivers, and this is the only one that worked. I tested it on 3 machines and it worked on all of them. I posted the driver on <a href="http://Driversguide.com" rel="nofollow">Driversguide.com</a>. File name SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro.zip. This driver is for Windows98SE only."<br><br>This is actually legit. Yes, you do have to sign up for a stupid account (just make a quick hotmail account and forget about it) and dodge around some advertisement before you can actually download it, but once you do, just follow the Read Me instructions and volla! Worked like a charm (at least for me it did). I have a SDCZ6-1024 working fine and talking with a 98SE box and couldn't be happier. It's sad that SanDisk doesn't support Windows 98, and even more depressing that I've been trying for 3 days to get this thing to work. Over all, well done "Anonymous"!!! :D “I found a generic driver that will work for SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro SDCZ6. I tried about 15 drivers, and this is the only one that worked. I tested it on 3 machines and it worked on all of them. I posted the driver on Driversguide.com. File name SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro.zip. This driver is for Windows98SE only.”

This is actually legit. Yes, you do have to sign up for a stupid account (just make a quick hotmail account and forget about it) and dodge around some advertisement before you can actually download it, but once you do, just follow the Read Me instructions and volla! Worked like a charm (at least for me it did). I have a SDCZ6-1024 working fine and talking with a 98SE box and couldn't be happier. It's sad that SanDisk doesn't support Windows 98, and even more depressing that I've been trying for 3 days to get this thing to work. Over all, well done “Anonymous”!!! :D

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Anonymous Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:49:51 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-158 <p>As far as I can tell, there is a minor difference in hw on a U3 drive as compared to a regular flash drive. As windows XP (and probably vista) does not allow autoplay from usb mass storage devices (includes usb flash drives) to get around this limitation, a U3 drive has an extra USB endpoint that emulates a USB CDROM drive containing a small autoplay application. The sole purpose of this virtual cdrom drive is to make the U3 drive capable of autorunning when it's plugged in. This *could* explain the apparent absense of drivers being available for win98 but I can see no technical limitation there - only a lack of willingness from the manufacturers in writting one. It has also been suggested that U3 drives contain hardware to assist in encryption of their contents</p> <p> </p> As far as I can tell, there is a minor difference in hw on a U3 drive as compared to a regular flash drive. As windows XP (and probably vista) does not allow autoplay from usb mass storage devices (includes usb flash drives) to get around this limitation, a U3 drive has an extra USB endpoint that emulates a USB CDROM drive containing a small autoplay application. The sole purpose of this virtual cdrom drive is to make the U3 drive capable of autorunning when it’s plugged in. This *could* explain the apparent absense of drivers being available for win98 but I can see no technical limitation there – only a lack of willingness from the manufacturers in writting one. It has also been suggested that U3 drives contain hardware to assist in encryption of their contents

 

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Anonymous Sun, 11 Nov 2007 12:36:03 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-157 I'd like to thank you very much, this really worked for me in a very important moment ! I’d like to thank you very much, this really worked for me in a very important moment !

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Anonymous Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:45:39 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-152 The above instructions worked just like a charm for SDCZ6-1024 (<a href="http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=1919">www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx</a>.) <br /> <br /> Here is the driver.<br /> <a href="http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/File/Downloads/USBFlashDrives/cruzer_family/Cruzer_Family_98SE.zip">www.sandisk.com/Assets/File/Downloads/USBFlashDrives/cruzer_family/Cruzer_Family_98SE.zip</a><br /> <br /> Nothing worked after using install. The piece that I was missing was to search for driver under HardDrive controllers. It was very simple after that - too simple.<br /> <br /> Two-thumbs up for the previous post. The above instructions worked just like a charm for SDCZ6-1024 (http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx.)

Here is the driver.
http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/File/Downloads/USBFlashDrives/cruzer_family/Cruzer_Family_98SE.zip

Nothing worked after using install. The piece that I was missing was to search for driver under HardDrive controllers. It was very simple after that – too simple.

Two-thumbs up for the previous post.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Anonymous Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:10:57 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-109 <p>follow exactely the instructions from <a href="http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=22620">http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=22620</a></p> <p>I followed the instructions there and was (finally) able to see the files on the stick. Explicitly I </p> <ol> <li>Got rid of all the mucking around I had done by removing the Cruzer from the computer; deleting any leftover references under My Computer/Properties/Devices; Uninstalling the software under Add/Remove Software. Re-booted. </li> <li>Re-installed the SanDisk Windows 98SE driver that I got from their website (Cruzer_Family_98SE.zip). Re-booted. </li> <li>Plugged in the Cruzer. </li> <li>Chose<em> Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.</em> </li> <li>Chose <em>Hard disk controllers</em>. </li> <li>Chose <em>SanDisk</em> from the list of manufacturers </li> <li>Chose <em>Cruzer Micro USB-Flash-Drive</em> from the device list. </li> <li>Clicked <em>Yes</em> at the warning that I had picked the wrong driver.</li> </ol> <p><br /> When I went to My Computer, I could see the drive, browse, and transfer files. <br /> <br /> </p> follow exactely the instructions from http://forums.driverguide.com/showthread.php?t=22620

I followed the instructions there and was (finally) able to see the files on the stick. Explicitly I

  1. Got rid of all the mucking around I had done by removing the Cruzer from the computer; deleting any leftover references under My Computer/Properties/Devices; Uninstalling the software under Add/Remove Software. Re-booted.
  2. Re-installed the SanDisk Windows 98SE driver that I got from their website (Cruzer_Family_98SE.zip). Re-booted.
  3. Plugged in the Cruzer.
  4. Chose Display a list of all the drivers in a specific location, so you can select the driver you want.
  5. Chose Hard disk controllers.
  6. Chose SanDisk from the list of manufacturers
  7. Chose Cruzer Micro USB-Flash-Drive from the device list.
  8. Clicked Yes at the warning that I had picked the wrong driver.

When I went to My Computer, I could see the drive, browse, and transfer files.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Anonymous Thu, 07 Dec 2006 18:06:04 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-102 NOT under SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro anywhere else I looked.<br> NOT under SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro anywhere else I looked.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Anonymous Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:35:12 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-100 Hi!<br>I found this article where having the same problem.<br>I haven't seen anything in DriverGuide but found this <br>    http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=43605<br>that worked fine for me.<br><br><br><br> Hi!
I found this article where having the same problem.
I haven’t seen anything in DriverGuide but found this
    http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=43605
that worked fine for me.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Anonymous Mon, 13 Nov 2006 14:16:34 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-98 I can't find this generic driver on Driversguide. Could you be more specific? I can’t find this generic driver on Driversguide. Could you be more specific?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Anonymous Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:59:08 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-97 I found a generic driver that will work for SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro SDCZ6. I tried about 15 drivers, and this is the only one that worked.  I tested it on 3 machines and it worked on all of them. I posted the driver on Driversguide.com. File name SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro.zip. This driver is for Windows98SE only. I found a generic driver that will work for SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro SDCZ6. I tried about 15 drivers, and this is the only one that worked.  I tested it on 3 machines and it worked on all of them. I posted the driver on Driversguide.com. File name SanDisk U3Cruzer Micro.zip. This driver is for Windows98SE only.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.yeraze.com/2006/06/windows-98-usb-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Anonymous Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:24:52 +0000 http://www.yeraze.com/?p=585#comment-96 Thank you. I wasted an evening trying install Cruzer Micro driver for SDCZ6 on 98SE until I found this article. They stop supporting older windows to easily. 98SE is still very much around and data needs to be transfered sometimes. Cruzer  seems  to have some arrogant attitude and provides limited products for data transfer.<br> Thank you. I wasted an evening trying install Cruzer Micro driver for SDCZ6 on 98SE until I found this article. They stop supporting older windows to easily. 98SE is still very much around and data needs to be transfered sometimes. Cruzer  seems  to have some arrogant attitude and provides limited products for data transfer.

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