Mounting Lexar USB JumpDrive on Virtual PC6 Windows XP Pro

Lexar USB Jump Drive 512MB instructions say no drivers needed for Mac OSX or Windows 2000 or XP.
Mounts immediately on Mac desktop, but does not mount in my Windows XP Virtual PC6 application. Tried downloading available driver from Lexar site (for Windows 98) but still did not mount - 'Hardware Found' wizard did not appear and manual attempt also unsuccessful.
Puzzled, since my other two non-Lexar flash drives (Disgo) mount and work fine. Could always try dragging files from jump drive in Mac OS across to Windows but would like to do it properly from within VPC. Mounts OK in normal Windows on IBM PC.
Please help.

Well, if you are interested in a long explanation - Microsoft is not interested in VPC working to its potential, but adding it to the arsenal of trying to control the world with marketshare. Reality sometimes *****. What makes VPC so bad is the fact that it is software trying to emulate hardware. So whether you are trying to get away from PC problems by using VPC, guess what? Welcome to the world of Microsoft.
Case in point. A real installation system requirement for WinXP on a true PC hardware is 233 Mhz Processor (the Powerbook emulates between 290-299Mhz Processor), SVGA (Which on the Mac emulates Trio VGA, how much more ancient can you get?). It's a cash cow, really.
Anyway, I hope you get things worked out with the drive issue. Keep me updated.
Dale

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17.      Download from lenovo.com thinkvantage system update and update your system. Windows update too can install all the necessary drivers, if you need only basic drivers support.
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It may look a looong tutorial, but once you do this for the first time, it will look a piece of cake.
Final words:
From now on, you can install windows 7 in UEFI mode with your special USB without changing your partition scheme anymore. If you have a data partition beside your os partition (see the example above), when you reinstall the system using your USB thumb drive, at the disk partition window chose the partition where windows is installed, delete it, and reinstall windows to the unformatted area. Your partition with your data will be intact and the installation will automatically mount your data partition to the system. And, all the scope of this procedure, you will always have a pure UEFI installation of the system, with all its benefits.
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Moderator note: changed subject to match new content. Was: Prepare an usb thumb drive, to boot windows 7 in UEFI mode
I'm just a volunteer. I like to help others where I can. Do my ideas work? I hope so. o_O
Who helped you today? Do not forget to thank him.
My hardware: TP x120e 0596-2ru. Windows 7, sp1, 64Bit, English, installed in UEFI mode.

seanare wrote:
Thank you, as I noted here, your post was the key to my getting a Windows 8 SecureBooting setup on a W530.
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