MSI MS-6738, Win98se & USB

Any ideas for getting a USB key working on an an MSI KM2M Combo Series MS-6738-010 under Win98se?
The key in question is a PNY Attaché 2 USB 2.0. I've noticed:
- in Windows 98se, it doesn't work (though usb mice do)
- on the same hardware, Linux Knoppix and Xandros handle it automatically
- on a different machine, under XP, it works automatically
- (Linux Mandrake 9.1, 9.2 & 10.1 won't either instal or boot, failing at the usb stage in each case, but that's another problem.)
For Windows, I've downloaded and installed:
- 2 Microsoft fixes for the combination of a fast AMD chip and a VIA Technologies USB controller
- a 900k VIA usbf110 driver
- a 2.2Mb VIAUSB2V242L upgrade
- a 9.80Mb VIA_USB2_V258p3-L upgrade
- several different PNY drivers
- updated versions of the aspi drivers
none of which have got it working. Windows detects it and instals the PNY driver on startup, and the cursor changes when I plug it in, but the device manager reports it's either not present, not working properly or doesn't have all its drivers installed.

Tried the pny driver - which was almost exactly the same size & date as the previous one and gave the same results.
It's probably because I haven't done all the w98 updates ..
Thanks again
Jorex

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Just a word on getting a usb memory key working on an MSI Km2m mobo.
Under Win98se:
- usb mice work fine
- Palm usb doesn't work unless one reinstals the palm software each time one wants to communicate
- a PNY Attaché 2 USB 2.0 memory key has never worked, even with updates to drivers and os.
Linux Knoppix and Xandros on the other hand have no problems with usb.
The good news is that Windows 2k SP4 also handles all of these, automatically, without installing any more than the Hyperion drivers.
(In similar vein, 2k's power management works where 98se's sometimes crashes.)
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https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=81017.0
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84865.msg606175#msg606175
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