Flash drive not shown in File Explorer

I have plugged in my flash drive into three different usb drive ports (one at a time) and no luck on opening documents on it. Its icon shows on the bottom bar of the desktop, however it is unable to access.
I have restarted my computer to see if it will open in the file explorer folder, but it did not.
I do not know why my Toshiba laptop is unable to read my flash drive when I regularly use it on here for school. Are there any helpful hints to resolve this issue? I would appreciate the help.

Strange! ?:|
What happens if you try to disconnect the external USB HDD and connect it again????
Do you see the little icon in the task bar that the USB device was connected???
One hint:
- Leave the USB HDD connected to the notebook
- Shut down the notebook
- Restart the notebook
- Login into Vista
- Check if the USB HDD was recognized again!
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