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Hopefully you find a brand that you can work with.

BTW The most common fix is simply disabling an app running in the background.  Hardly a geek thing.  Maybe a friend can do it for you.

http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Windows-7-Explorer-not-showing-drive-while-it-shows-in-computer/m-p/290694