Need help with a usb thumb drive

[AIIAznsk8er]

Hi,
I bought a 1gb Sandisk Micro Cruzer and it makes my Gateway M490 laptop go crazy. When I plug it in, it recognizes it, but when i open explorer or my computer to access it, the whole system hangs up on it and only returns to "normal" when i pull the cruzer out. I know the Cruzer works in two of my desktops. When I plug it in on my dekstop the U3 software pops up and it is good to go.
Im not sure what to do, because it is WindowsXP so there shouldnt be any drivers to install. Ive done all the windows updates and updated the gateway as best as I know how. Still stumped.
Thanks alot,
Paul

 

[Phandalyon]

Do you happen to have a powered USB hub handy? If so try plugging it into that. I am not sure how much power the thumb drives draw, but many OEM systems have really tight margins on the PSUs and are unable to power extra USB devices. I have seen it several times with USB wireless devices.

It might be worth a shot at least.