Windows 10: hdd recognized in devices and printers as "VLI product string"

I had an old Windows desktop PC. I found a Toshiba HDD inside it. I connected the HDD to my laptop PC with a USB-SATA cable, but the HDD is not displayed as a disk, even in Disk Management. Instead, it's displayed as "VLI product string" in Devices and Printers. In Device Manager, there's a problem with the "USB Mass Storage Device" entry, with code 10 and the message "Error starting the device." I updated all the drivers; the PC says that there are better drivers available. I reinstalled the common ones, but nothing changed. I'm out of ideas. If someone more experienced can help me, I would b

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VLI Product String

Hello,
i have an hard disk of my laptop and i need to use it as an external hard disk so,i ordered an lenevo 3.0 hard disk enclosure and when tried to connecting the enclosure with hard disk with my laptop it is not showing in my computer and in the task manager it is coming as VLI Product string.i am not able to access the harddisk.Can u please give me a Suggestion how to make it work?

 

usb device not recognized (malfunction) - Printer

Hope somebody can help a non-techy here.
I have a canon IX4000 printer, and had been using it without problem. The next day (having touched nothing), I got a USB device not recognized warning, and that it has a malfunction (this is under Windows XP).

I've tried the following:
- deinstalling all USB drivers under device manager
- system restore to several days prior, when I knew the printer was working
- trying a different USB lead (tested the lead on another device, so know it works)
- plugged lead into every other available USB port on the computer (front and back).
- tried plugging it into another computer (comes up with the same malfunction warning)
- deinstalled the printer drivers, downloaded and reinstalled them.

Nothing I've tried works. I know the printer functions as I can start it up under service mode and print off test pages without problems, but my computer just won't have it. Could it be a hardware failure, and if not is there anything else I can try that isn't listed above?

Really grateful to anyone who can reply. *Smile

 

How can I get Windows 10 to recognize an Unspecified Device as a Printer?

I have installed a DYMO printer, but it is not listed as a printer but only as an Unspecified Device. How can I get Windows 10 to recognize an Unspecified Device as a Printer? All printer troubleshooting steps require it to be listed as a Printer, and
all Help solutions assume that it can be recognized as a printer.