With tremendous help from my good friend and Windows guru Michael Hacker (take a bow Mike!) I no longer have that frustrating "filter drivers" failure to correctly install my new hard drive.

What's more, the same fix has allowed my USB memory device to be recognized each and every time I plug it in, not just occassionally.

The URL Mike found for me is:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823774

It's so nice when a friend helps, and a fix works.