Missing Ports


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Have installed Win 7 with no problems, as for working still no problems.

However I have noticed if I go to "Computer" it only shows C, D, and DVD/Cd drives, no USB ports,these do show up in Device manager & Computer Management. If I plug something into one of the USB ports or card reader then that port shows up.

Strange, anyone else have this problem, or is it a problem ?.

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My Vista PC always showed my card reader ports, even with nothing in them.

Now on Windows 7 RC the drive is mapped when I insert a card. I prefer it this way ;D

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if you have a built in card reader sometimes it will list all the empty slots as available drives, meaning you get like another 6-10 drive letters showing up in my computer.

this doesnt happen with plug in usb card readers afaik.

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Control Panel, Folder Options, View tab, uncheck Hide empty drives in the Computer folder, Apply...

USB drives not ports :)

Thanks that was the answer.

They alway's showed up in Vista so what system the other guys are using I don't know. lol

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Thanks that was the answer.

They alway's showed up in Vista so what system the other guys are using I don't know. lol

Well, you meant "usb drives/slots" but wrote "usb ports". That's where the confusion came from. And it's a "feature" in Win7 that empty card-reader-slots are hidden (a good one imo).

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I have a card reader with like 10 ports (esata, firewire, card slots, usb ports). The card slots shows up in Computer even if there is nothing inserted. It is only that if I plug in a usb drive or external hard drive, that it will appear in Computer.

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