drive not accessible

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when i try to access an external drive i get the error msg drive:\ not
accessible incorrect function. i have turned off windows firewall and
antivrus software rebooted and still cannot access it.
can anyone help please

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hi thanks for the reply. the drive is a firewire and also any usb ie ipod
they have all worked in the past ! and the ipod has been formatted for
windows. the other drive is an internal sony memory stick

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> lance wrote:
> > when i try to access an external drive i get the error msg drive:\ not
> > accessible incorrect function. i have turned off windows firewall and
> > antivrus software rebooted and still cannot access it.
> > can anyone help please
>
> Turn back on your firewall..
> Turn back on your antivirus..
>
> The firewall COULD have prevented the access if it wasn't the Windows
> Firewall and the "external drive" you speak of is a Network drive, not a
> classic external drive like a USB/Firewire drive.
>
> Considering you probably meant USB/Firewire drive - has the drive been
> formatted in a way to allow access to it from a Windows system? What kind
> of drive is it?
>
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