I haven't had any issues. Be sure it's connected as disk mode, and all will work fine. Can't expect it to be recognized in activesync mode without activesync installed on the host machine.

I do personal computer work and keep a toolkit of programs saved to the SD card of my phone, I just bring the USB cable with me. If I need one of the programs, pull the cable out of my pocket and I have everything I could possibly need right there with me. It's worked on every computer I've had to repair so far. Windows 2000 and newer.