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1. 

   Galdino
   Member

   I all,
   I have a problem on my Windows Vista that began afetr the purchase of an external Hard Disk Freecom.
   A few days afetr the purchase I disconnected it while it was writing and, since that moment, every time I connect and disconnect it, the PC go to freeze mode for 5 minutes.
   The same thing happen even if the hard disk is disconnected: every time I start windows it go to freeze a little after the password, and every time I connect and disconnect a usb device.
   I have looked for the solution everywhere, updated windows, unistalled and installed the hard disk from the device manager but I solved the problem only when I restored a recent backup.
   Yesterday the Hard disk was writing a backup while Vista was installing the updates; at the end of the proceure windows restarted automatically and the problem began again!!!
   The Pc go to freeze when it starts, every time I connect or disconnect the hard disk, an usb earphone that has always worked switch on but there is no audio and I don't know how many others usb devices will have problems.
   Has anyone an idea to solve this problem before I throw out of the window Vista or the the hard disk?
   Thank you

   Posted 16 years ago #
2. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Unfortunately the only suggestion I can make is reinstall your OS from scratch, though you could try a repair install first. I know that its a drastic step and results in the loss of most of your giveaways; thankfully most giveaways do seem to comearound quite often.

   However, I'd wait to see if anyone else has a less intrusive idea.

   W.R.

   Posted 16 years ago #
3. 

   Suze
   Member

   I run XP, so I don't know if this might help. When you disconnect your external hard drive, make sure you "Safely Remove Hardware" before actually pulling the cable out of your PC. It sounds like the external hard drive was in the middle of a process when it was disconnected, and who knows how that affected your system. Good luck.

   Posted 16 years ago #
4. 

   Anonymous
   Unregistered

   System Restore, disk check, may be good to go to Startup & Recovery > setting > untick automatically restart & good luck.

   Posted 16 years ago #
5. 

   Michelle
   Member

   I would never upgrade the hard drive. Like they say if it isn't broke don't fix it.

   Posted 16 years ago #

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