USB JumpDrive problems

[jtn3833]

I had one of those USB JumpDrives for a while and it worked great, before I put it through the washing machine and dryer in a pair of jeans. The drive itself still seems to work fine on another computer (running WinXP), and the drive still shows in "my computer" but I cannot access anything on it with my system at home (running WinME).
Figuring I fried whatever circuit allowed me to run it on my WinME system I bought a new JumpDrive (Lexar JumpDrive secure 256M). On initial plugin of the drive I get two error windows, the first states,
---"This application or DLL can not be loaded on Windows 95 or on Windows 3.1. It takes advantage of Unicode features only available on Windows NT."--- After clicking OK on that, the second window pops up stating,
---"The MFC42U.DLL file cannot start. Check the file to determine the problem."--- I'm running WinME and I've already tracked down the MFC42U.DLL file and tried replacing that in my windows/system file (as well as adding it into my windows/options/cab and windows/ file. The little icon of the jump drive appears in "my computer" and I can right-click on it, I can even save to it, but I cannot open it from "my computer".
I figured I'd type this out as I continue to wait on Lexars online customer support.
Any thoughts on what I've done to myself here?
Thanks,
JTN

[FlyingPenguin]

If it works in WinXP it should work in WinME.

I'm amazed it works at all after being washed though.

If you bought a 2nd JumpDrive and it also fails to work in your WinME system then I have to assume something is wrong with the WinME system.