How to Fix USB device or drive not showing up in My Computer nor Windows Explore

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On some computers the USB device: Ipod, Jumpdrive, flash drive, mp3 player, exte
rnal harddrive, external dvd, external cd or mass storage device does not show u
p in my computer nor windows explorer. In my previous entry, I gave a possible u
sb drive not showing up workaround. In this entry, I will give you a possible so
lution that worked for me. I now have the USB devices displayed in My Computer a
nd Windows Explorer again. INTERESTING NOTE: This USB problem seems to show up t
he most on Windows XP Professional. Here is what you want to do to fix the USB p
roblem :
go to c:windowssystem32drivers
find one or all of these files: secdrv.sys, sptd.sys and sptdXXXX.sys (XXX is a
number)
rename or delete these files
reboot your machine
re-insert your USB device