I installed a new 80Gb Samsung drive in my XP Home machine to replace a failed 40Gb drive. The new drive is found in SETUP during the boot and appears normal. The new drive shows up under System Hardware Devices and it shows that the device is working properly.The problem is that it does not show up in My Computer and does not show up in Explore
View 2 Replieswhen i double click on "My Computer" in the desktop it opens with the "folders" part open on the standard buttons i.e its just like right clicking and exploring. plus i also realised that right clicking on my computer has the explore option first, and then comes open. And also, when i double click on any of my drives in the "my computer" it pops up an error, and the right click option is again wierd, but different this time, the 1st option is autoplay, then comes open, then search then explore. The drive doesnt open with "open" and "autoplay" but only opens with exploring and not only , but the drive opens in a new window.
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