Advent Card Reader: No Win 98 Driver

"MIG" wrote in message
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I got an Advent ADE-RDR01 all in one card reader, which is supposed to
work with Windows 98 according to the box.

There is no driver for Windows 98 and it doesn't seem to be possible
to find one anywhere.

The sale of these things seems to be a scam to get people to call a
£1.50 a minute phone line when they find that there is no driver for
the thing, and probably no help from there if you did.

Or am I missing something?

..Do you actually have USB drivers installed?

In article
, PeteD
wrote:

"MIG" wrote in message
...
I got an Advent ADE-RDR01 all in one card reader, which is supposed to
work with Windows 98 according to the box.

Uh...you might want to upgrade to an operating system that's newer than
10 years old.

MIG wrote:


Effectively you mean buy a new PC, which may happen one day, unless
you've found a way of installing XP (or Vista, ha) on a Pentium III.

Windows 2000 runs on a Pentium III and is way more stable than Windows 98.
-- Doug

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:47:09 +1000, "PeteD" wrote:

I got an Advent ADE-RDR01 all in one card reader, which is supposed to
work with Windows 98 according to the box.

There is no driver for Windows 98 and it doesn't seem to be possible
to find one anywhere.

You need to install the USB Mass Storage Device in Win98. The files
you will need are 'USBSTOR.SYS' and 'USBNTMAP.SYS.' Both of these
files should be copied to your 'C:/WIndows/System32/Drivers' folder.
When Windows looks for the driver, point it to that folder. You might
already have usbstor.sys on your machine, but probably will not have
usbntmap.sys. If so, do a Google search for the file/s or find
someone with a copy of WinME, which will have the files.
jimbok

On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:22:36 -0400, jimbok
wrote:

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:47:09 +1000, "PeteD" wrote:

I got an Advent ADE-RDR01 all in one card reader, which is supposed to
work with Windows 98 according to the box.

There is no driver for Windows 98 and it doesn't seem to be possible
to find one anywhere.

You need to install the USB Mass Storage Device in Win98. The files
you will need are 'USBSTOR.SYS' and 'USBNTMAP.SYS.' Both of these
files should be copied to your 'C:/WIndows/System32/Drivers' folder.
When Windows looks for the driver, point it to that folder. You might
already have usbstor.sys on your machine, but probably will not have
usbntmap.sys. If so, do a Google search for the file/s or find
someone with a copy of WinME, which will have the files.
jimbok


Thanks for the info. I use Win 98 S.E. as well as Win 2000, on a
multiple boot system, and I've had trouble trying to read anything of
USB 2 type gear in the Win 98 setup. It will read USB 1 just fine.
So, after reading your post, I find I do NOT have either of those two
files you suggested. Maybe I need to go looking for them also.

Olin McDaniel

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On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:02:57 GMT, (Olin
K. McDaniel) wrote:

On Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:22:36 -0400, jimbok
wrote:

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:47:09 +1000, "PeteD" wrote:

I got an Advent ADE-RDR01 all in one card reader, which is supposed to
work with Windows 98 according to the box.

There is no driver for Windows 98 and it doesn't seem to be possible
to find one anywhere.

You need to install the USB Mass Storage Device in Win98. The files
you will need are 'USBSTOR.SYS' and 'USBNTMAP.SYS.' Both of these
files should be copied to your 'C:/WIndows/System32/Drivers' folder.
When Windows looks for the driver, point it to that folder. You might
already have usbstor.sys on your machine, but probably will not have
usbntmap.sys. If so, do a Google search for the file/s or find
someone with a copy of WinME, which will have the files.
jimbok


Thanks for the info. I use Win 98 S.E. as well as Win 2000, on a
multiple boot system, and I've had trouble trying to read anything of
USB 2 type gear in the Win 98 setup. It will read USB 1 just fine.
So, after reading your post, I find I do NOT have either of those two
files you suggested. Maybe I need to go looking for them also.

Olin McDaniel

The two files I listed are necessary for most generic readers to work
in Win98se, under USB 2.0. They are Windows Mass Storage Device files
that were not ordinarily available in Win98se. However, they might be
in Win2000. I suggest that you search 2000 and if the two files are
there, copy them to your 98se windows/system/32/drivers folder. Then,
when you try to 'update' the driver for the card reader, point the
installer to the above folder.
Unless you have a real oddball card reader, that should do the trick.
Of course, if you don't have those two files you'll have to do a
Google search. They are Microsoft files.


jimbok

On Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:48:57 -0700 (PDT), MIG
wrote:


Could it be that previous devices have their specific drivers, but
that these are general drivers that will work with something like this
card reader?

Yes, the files I listed are Microsoft Windows files, not usually
included in Win98se, but are included in WinME and later.
High speed USB 2.0 was not ordinarily supported until WinME and later.
Try adding the two files. Can't hurt anything and will likely solve
your reader problem, unless it's a real oddball.


jimbok

On Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:23:08 -0400, jimbok
wrote:


Thanks for the info. I use Win 98 S.E. as well as Win 2000, on a
multiple boot system, and I've had trouble trying to read anything of
USB 2 type gear in the Win 98 setup. It will read USB 1 just fine.
So, after reading your post, I find I do NOT have either of those two
files you suggested. Maybe I need to go looking for them also.

Olin McDaniel

The two files I listed are necessary for most generic readers to work
in Win98se, under USB 2.0. They are Windows Mass Storage Device files
that were not ordinarily available in Win98se. However, they might be
in Win2000. I suggest that you search 2000 and if the two files are
there, copy them to your 98se windows/system/32/drivers folder. Then,
when you try to 'update' the driver for the card reader, point the
installer to the above folder.
Unless you have a real oddball card reader, that should do the trick.
Of course, if you don't have those two files you'll have to do a
Google search. They are Microsoft files.


jimbok


Well, I located the files via a Google search, but was highly annoyed
by the majority of those sites who wanted to charge some obscene price
to supply each one. Eventually, I did find someone who would let me
download them free, and did so. Then I installed them in the folder
you recommended, and rebooted.

No different - could still not read any USB-2 device. Just to make
this clear, I'm NOT referring to my memory card reader, which is
compatible with USB 1.0. But I'd hoped this would allow me to read
the pictures from my camera, while hooked up thru the USB port. It is
a USB 2.0 device and Win98 S.E. still cannot recognize it.

But thanks, for your efforts to help.

Olin McDaniel

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On Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:29:32 GMT, (Olin
K. McDaniel) wrote:

Then I installed them in the folder
you recommended, and rebooted.

Olin, you can't just 'reboot' and expect the mass storage drivers to
load. In 'Control panel/system/device manager' you must select the
device/properties and then choose 'Update driver.' During the update
driver procedure, you have to tell Windows to look in that folder for
the drivers.
If you have done that and it didn't work, then I'm sorry it didn't
work for you. I have installed those files and 'updated' USB 2.0
device drivers with those files at least a dozen times in 98SE and it
worked for me every time.
jimbok

MIG wrote:

On 4 Aug, 12:38, "Mr. Strat" wrote:
In article
, PeteD

wrote:
"MIG" wrote in message
...
I got an Advent ADE-RDR01 all in one card reader, which is supposed to
work with Windows 98 according to the box.

Uh...you might want to upgrade to an operating system that's newer than
10 years old.

(Like Vista ...?)

Effectively you mean buy a new PC, which may happen one day, unless
you've found a way of installing XP (or Vista, ha) on a Pentium III.


Hello, MIG:

I've been running Windows XP (Home Edition), on my home-built PIII
1GHz computer (with 1GB of RAM), since February of 2007.

No problems, whatsoever.


Cordially,
John Turco