Windows won't recognize removable storage devices

I finally got Win XP loaded using VMwares Fusion. Windows works normally except that I cannot get it to find the external card reader for pictures, data, etc.
The MAC finds it and puts it on the Mac desktop, but Windows doesn't recognize it.
Any suggestions on how to get this external storage device to be displayed by Windows????

Hello,
Since Fusion is not an Apple product, and this forum is for troubleshooting Apple Software Update for Windows, a software package for Windows designed to update Apple products that run on Windows, and not related to Fusion, you should really consider posting issues with Fusion on VMWare's own forums, as they would be more focused on the issue than an Apple forum:
http://communities.vmware.com/community/vmtn/desktop/fusion

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