Intended For Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Windows 95

Here are the top five reasons why you may not be able to get your hardware to work with Windows:

1. You have an outdated or buggy driver - get an update from the manufacturer.
2. You're using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, but the device isn't supported in a Windows NT environment (yet). My advice: toss it, because most companies is unlikly to add NT support for their older products.
3. Is it a USB device? You need at least Windows 95 OSR2 (not the original release of Win95) to support USB. What's more, most USB devices require at least Windows 98 to work.
4. Investigate device manager for any hardware conflicts.
5. Lastly, make sure it's plugged-in / turned-on / connected properly. RTFM! :)

    

   Go Directly to Device Manager

   The Device Manager is one of Windows' most useful diagnostic tools. It lets you see all of the devices attached to your computer, and which resources they are each using.

   Windows 95/98/Me

   • You can open Device Manager by double-clicking on the System icon in Control Panel, and choosing the Device Manager tab. It is also accessible by right-clicking on My Computer, selecting Properties, and selecting the Device Manager tab. Getting to the Device Manager this can require up to six mouse clicks, but there is an easier way.

      

   • Open an Explorer window, and select your Start Menu folder (under your Windows directory). It doesn't have to go here, but it's as good a place as any.
   • Select New and then Shortcut from the File Menu.
   • In the field labelled Command Line, type C:\WINDOWS\CONTROL.EXE Sysdm.cpl, System,1 (replace C:\WINDOWS\ with your Windows directory, if different).
   • Click Next, type Device Manager for the name of this shortcut, and press Finish when you're done.
   • There will now be a shortcut directly to Device Manager in your Start Menu.

   Windows 2000/XP

   • You can open Device Manager by double-clicking on the System icon in Control Panel, choosing the Hardware tab, and clicking Device Manager.

      

   • Fortunately, Device Manager can be more easily run by launching devmgmt.msc - just create a shortcut to the file (as described above), and launch it at any time.