4 GB SDHC card not opening in XP with SP3 loaded

Anonymous
2009-12-30T01:47:28+00:00

I have a built in card reader that has always run my SD cards fine - but now it is balky when I try to read a PNY 4GB SDHC card.  I think it read it at one time but not recently.  I have tried to download the hotfixes I found in the knowledge base but 2 of them are apparently older than SP3 and the 3rd doesn't have an English language selection.  In Device Manager, the system says the device is working properly.  I have tried to update the driver but am told there is not a newer driver - I have tried to uninstall and reinstall the driver and that doesn't help either.  Anybody have any other ideas or help??  I am using Windows XP Media Center edition with SP3 loaded in a Gateway desktop computer.

If this is any help - this card also does not open if I connect an external 2.0 USB card reader to this desktop - but this card works fine in my ACER netbook and in my Toshiba Satellite notebook - both running Windows XP.

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Anonymous
2010-01-12T19:41:18+00:00

Everyone!!!

You need to note that both the SD and SDHC "cards" have the exact same physical size but the internal electronics are different.   To read a SDHC card, the reader MUST be able to read the SDHC electronics correctly.  You can not read a SDHC card on a standard SD reader but a SDHC reader can read a SD card.

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-12-30T16:32:56+00:00

    Same problem, but a little different.  I tried the 2 hot fixes...kb 934428 and kb 934429.  Neither would install because they said "Service Pack version of this system is newer than the update you are applying".  I am using an external card reader.  Works fine on cards below 4GB.  Windows exploerer hangs until I revmove the card.   Right now the only way to read the card is connecting the camera to the computer via USB.

    I would much rather use the card reader!

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  2. Anonymous
    2009-12-31T05:10:28+00:00

    Brand new PNY 8.0GB 2.0 USB removable drive - completely blank - tried to save files to it, says it is full.  Ran explorer on it, says 0 bytes available & 0 bytes used.  Tried formatting it, nothing.  In Device Manager, the system says the device is working properly.  Using Windows XP Pro edition with SP3 loaded.

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-01-05T02:57:12+00:00

    My problem is very similar, but I'm using XP SP2  with a Canon printer with reader that worked at some time in the recent past. Not sure exactly when it quit working.

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  4. Anonymous
    2010-01-06T12:40:34+00:00

    I have a built in card reader that has always run my SD cards fine - but now it is balky when I try to read a PNY 4GB SDHC card.  I think it read it at one time but not recently.  I have tried to download the hotfixes I found in the knowledge base but 2 of them are apparently older than SP3 and the 3rd doesn't have an English language selection.  In Device Manager, the system says the device is working properly.  I have tried to update the driver but am told there is not a newer driver - I have tried to uninstall and reinstall the driver and that doesn't help either.  Anybody have any other ideas or help??  I am using Windows XP Media Center edition with SP3 loaded in a Gateway desktop computer.

    If this is any help - this card also does not open if I connect an external 2.0 USB card reader to this desktop - but this card works fine in my ACER netbook and in my Toshiba Satellite notebook - both running Windows XP.

    WHERE IS THE ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM PLS? :)

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