Question:

 Hi,

I have a Asus W1 notebook running Vista Ultimate. The notebook has a build in card reader (Ricoh SD/MMC ,shows as IDE / ATA ATAPI controller) . I found (signed) XP drivers for it, and they work ok, but there is one “funny” problem:

The card is only accessible as Administrator…. I can get there by running the command prompt as Administrator or turning UAC off… but not as an ordinary user…

After installing the XP driver there is an exclamation mark next to Portabale Devices > Microsoft WDP Filesystem Volume Driver, maybe it has something to with it?

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best regards,

 Bert

Answer:

You’re right, the problem is that you’re using a legacy driver from Windows XP in Windows Vista. Most people logged into Windows XP as an administrator, so many Windows XP drivers and applications were only tested for use by administrators.

Unfortunately, I don’t have a better answer for you than to get a Windows Vista native driver from your hardware manufacturer. You might need to call their tech support line to let them know about the problem–not all manufacturers have been aggressively testing their existing hardware with Windows Vista. Good luck with it.