WD Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive work with Windows Vista? I haven't seen a straightforward answer to this: Does the Western Digital WDXMS2500TN Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive work with Windows Vista? I have read some complaints about WD external drives not working with Vista. Would like to know before buying this one. WD Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive work with Windows Vista? I haven't seen a straightforward answer to this: Does the Western Digital WDXMS2500TN Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive work with... » Read More WD Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive work with Windows Vista? I haven't seen a straightforward answer to this: Does the Western Digital WDXMS2500TN Passport Portable 250GB Hard Drive work with Windows Vista? I have read some complaints about WD external drives not working with Vista. Would like to know before buying this one. « Show Less
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it does work. just follow the steps at that link below. Mine didnt work, but after I've copied an existing file in my vista laptop to another dir it worked beautifully. Im f***in happy. took me awhile to find this s***. fubar vista ftw. wwwweeeeeeeeeeeScroll down to "Detailed Solution Steps"http://teknobabble.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/vista-driver-problems-installing-a-usb-media-reader-a-solution/
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Nothing like a long link - Under wdc.com external drives faq.The Western Digital products listed below are Microsoft Certified (WHQL) under the Windows Vista Operating System. WD Passport Portable USB 2.0 (Black) (WXMSxxxxTx) Order/Model numbers US: WDXMS600TN, WDXMS800TN, WDXMS1000TN, WDXMS1200TN, WDXMS1600TN, WDXMS2500TN http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1457&p;_created=1154370312&p;_sid=g-6YQ7Si&p;_accessibility=0&p;_redirect=&p;_lva=&p;_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzEsNzEmcF9wcm9kcz0xOTUmcF9jYXRzPTEyMyZwX3B2PTEuMTk1JnBfY3Y9MS4xMjMmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9mbmwmcF9wYWdlPTE*&p;_li=&p;_topview=1 Nothing like a long link - Under wdc.com external drives faq.The Western Digital products listed below are Microsoft Certified (WHQL) under the Windows Vista Operating System. WD Passport Portable USB 2.0 (Black) (WXMSxxxxTx) Order/Model numbers US: WDXMS600TN, WDXMS800TN, WDXMS1000TN, WDXMS1200TN, WDXMS1600TN, WDXMS2500TN http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1457&p;_created=1154370312&p;_sid=g-6YQ7Si&p;_accessibility=0&p;_redirect=&p;_lva=&p;_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd... » Read More Nothing like a long link - Under wdc.com external drives faq.The Western Digital products listed below are Microsoft Certified (WHQL) under the Windows Vista Operating System. WD Passport Portable USB 2.0 (Black) (WXMSxxxxTx) Order/Model numbers US: WDXMS600TN, WDXMS800TN, WDXMS1000TN, WDXMS1200TN, WDXMS1600TN, WDXMS2500TN http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1457&p;_created=1154370312&p;_sid=g-6YQ7Si&p;_accessibility=0&p;_redirect=&p;_lva=&p;_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9NzEsNzEmcF9wcm9kcz0xOTUmcF9jYXRzPTEyMyZwX3B2PTEuMTk1JnBfY3Y9MS4xMjMmcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9mbmwmcF9wYWdlPTE*&p;_li=&p;_topview=1 « Show Less
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I recently got this 250GB passport and it works perfectly with my Vista home premium. I didnt encounter any problem. It was just plug and play; as simple as that.
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no. mine works, i mean turns on, vista sees, etc, but not even close to fully and properly. if you are trying to do a backup, try something different. in the encrypted mode, i can't even write additional files to the drive.
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I just got it. IT DOESN'T WORK WITH VISTA!! I'm so angry. First they say it does work but it doesn't !!
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I am running it on my Vista Ultimate machine and everything is working fine. Only one time did it have an data access anomaly but that was due to a Vista update gone bad, which a reboot fixed. Otherwise I am running a virtual machine off of this drive that I use for development purposes and so far no issues even after some serious rough handling.
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B. Meerdink, neither of the two information you brought are backed by the links you posted.I've been searching the internet for the same info D. Wong wants, I'm about sure there is no document on WD's website that will state which is the internal drive interface of "My Passport Essential" products. This is something only reviewers who have opened their "My Passport Essential" drives can tell us. Do you happen to own one of those? Have you opened it up?? Has anyone out there?
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Mine worked with windows. Second time a back up external hard drive no good with Carbonite Mirror complete computer back up. A big 3T external hard drive and this much small but super fast LaCle Porche design external hard drive. The hard drive worked great. The mirror program sucks. The regular carbonite backup works great. Will not subscribe again for the Mirror complete computer back up.
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I have not tied that specific drive but used Western Digital 500 gb, Acomdata 120 gb and some USB thumb drives. Everything worked fine. I think as long as the hard drive can be connected via USB 2.0 it should work.
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It does, but I do not recommend buying!! I have had much better luck with a "WD My Passport" harddrive.
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Yes, it does work with Vista but it helps to be a techie. It came with a Vista driver. I had to kill a Macrovision scheduler process(by id number) with the Task Manager to get one of the programs to install. The ArcSoft PhotoStudio help does not work with Vista unless you follow the error message links and install an old Windows Help program. Even with the help working, there wasn't much there so I couldn't get the program to stitch scans together correctly. The main reason I bought this was my old Visioneer 5800 didn't have a Vista driver. It doesn't seem to scan much faster. My scans have been at 300dpi so I haven't had a chance to see the resolution difference. Yes, it does work with Vista but it helps to be a techie. It came with a Vista driver. I had to kill a Macrovision scheduler process(by id number) with the Task Manager to get one of the programs to install. The ArcSoft PhotoStudio help does not work with Vista unless you follow the error message links and install an old Windows Help program. Even with the help working, there wasn't much there so I couldn't get the program to stitch scans together correctly. The main reason I bought this was my old Visioneer 5800 didn't have a Vista driver. It doesn't seem to scan much faster. My scans have... » Read More Yes, it does work with Vista but it helps to be a techie. It came with a Vista driver. I had to kill a Macrovision scheduler process(by id number) with the Task Manager to get one of the programs to install. The ArcSoft PhotoStudio help does not work with Vista unless you follow the error message links and install an old Windows Help program. Even with the help working, there wasn't much there so I couldn't get the program to stitch scans together correctly. The main reason I bought this was my old Visioneer 5800 didn't have a Vista driver. It doesn't seem to scan much faster. My scans have been at 300dpi so I haven't had a chance to see the resolution difference. « Show Less
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I purchaced 2 of these. I recently purchased a new computer with Vista. The U3 portion of the drive DOES NOT work with Vista. You have to have one with the Ready Boost. My drive no longer works because I tried to update with U3 program with a program off of SanDisk's website. Now I am dealing with warranty.
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i am running maverick. my os is 10.9.3. the hard drive works fine. quiet and fast. this is my second my book external hard drive. th first one i use with a windows 7 computer, it is around 5 years old. i love it. never fails me. thatis all i can tell you.
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Tested with a WD Passport USB 3.0 2TB 2.5" drive. It seems to power it, though it turned off after 6 or 8 seconds the first time. After powering off, it came back on, my device said it detected mass USB storage, but there are no new mount points created, probably because the drive is formatted in NTFS and not exFAT or whatever it needs to be.
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There is a WD My Passport Studio for your OS but not this one, Look at the title. This one is for Mac. Not saying it will not work but I would look for one based on your OS.
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I have windows vista and it worked pefectly. Should work with all, it's just seen as an drive.
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I have used it on XP, Win 7 and Win 8. Shouldnt be a problem for you in any version as it just plugs in and acts like a USB thumb drive. By the way. I love mine and it travels nice in my camera bag for backing up our trip photos.
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I do not have the 3TB version of the drive so I never ran into the problem which only seems to happen with drives over 2TB. The Microsoft Community site has people with problems with Vista and 7 on one of the pages and the answer is to make sure the motherboard drivers are up to date (particularly Nvidia chipset motherboards) and if that does not do it to try downloading and using a program called "Easeus Partition Master Home Edition 6.0.1".I am not sure if it is entirely applicable to your format problem but making sure drivers are up to date wouldn't hurt anything at least. I do not have the 3TB version of the drive so I never ran into the problem which only seems to happen with drives over 2TB. The Microsoft Community site has people with problems with Vista and 7 on one of the pages and the answer is to make sure the motherboard drivers are up to date (particularly Nvidia chipset motherboards) and if that does not do it to try downloading and using a program called "Easeus Partition Master Home Edition 6.0.1".I am not sure if it is entirely applicable to your format problem but making sure drivers are up to date wouldn't hurt anything... » Read More I do not have the 3TB version of the drive so I never ran into the problem which only seems to happen with drives over 2TB. The Microsoft Community site has people with problems with Vista and 7 on one of the pages and the answer is to make sure the motherboard drivers are up to date (particularly Nvidia chipset motherboards) and if that does not do it to try downloading and using a program called "Easeus Partition Master Home Edition 6.0.1".I am not sure if it is entirely applicable to your format problem but making sure drivers are up to date wouldn't hurt anything at least. « Show Less
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I had an external WD Passport 2TB drive that I thought I could pop out of its enclosure and put in here. That did not work because of the height (not sure what the exact height is, sorry). I believe it is two platters, which makes it bigger. I had to stick with just a Seagate 2.5" 500GB drive I had, and that seats fine.
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I use the hub with multiple WD external drives which have USB 3 connectors. If the Ultra 2TB drive has a USB 3 connection, then it will work. I checked the Amazon listings for details and the WD _My_ Passport drives (regardless of size) all have USB 3 interfaces. That means they will work with this hub.Note, to take fullest advantage of the USB 3 speed, you will need to plug the hub into an USB 3 port on your computer. Otherwise, the speed will be that of the port.
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As this is made for the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex it has a cable with USB connections and an adapter to SATA. The Western Digital Passport has Mini USB, but the model called My Passports looks like it has the same flat USB 3.0 socket, so in that case you just need this. CITIE Obliq USB 3.0 Cable/Cord For WD Western Digital My Passport Essential WDCA042RNN Super Speed 5Gbps A / Micro B Device, 6FT (2M) GOLD PLATED Connector
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Hi, I asked Amazon customer service and this is the reply I got. Hello from Amazon.com. As informed by an appropriate department, this item "Seagate FreeAgent Go USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive" is compatible with Windows 7. I hope this information is helpful and thanks for shopping at Amazon.com. UPDATE: I purchased it and yes, it does support Win 7.