Hard disk freezes

Hi,

I have just bought a 500Gb HD and it often seems frozen when I try to
access it. Although if I EXPLORE it, it is OK.

So here is what happens...

If I go to START > right click EXPLORE > find the disk and open it,
then there is no problem, it works perfectly. However I find this an
irritating method of working. Also if I go to SAVE a document, from
the FIND menu, then I have no difficulty in accessing the HD.

If I go to START > MY COMPUTER > select the disk and double click it
then, so far so good, it opens up OK. If I then double click any
folder or document on the disk, then there is a several minute delay
before it opens. In fact the computer seems to get severe indigestion
because the window associated with the disk freezes. I can continue
working whilst this happens by the way, I just can't do anything with
the HD, unless I approach it using the EXPLORE method.

I have reformatted the disk and I have unplugged the USB cables and
swopped them round. I do a lot of graphic design work so I am quite
experienced with storage devices, although I have never seen anything
like this before.

Anybody got any ideas please?

Thanks in advance.

Julie

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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have just bought a 500Gb HD and it often seems frozen when I try to
> access it. Although if I EXPLORE it, it is OK.
>
> So here is what happens...
>
> If I go to START > right click EXPLORE > find the disk and open it,
> then there is no problem, it works perfectly. However I find this an
> irritating method of working. Also if I go to SAVE a document, from
> the FIND menu, then I have no difficulty in accessing the HD.
>
> If I go to START > MY COMPUTER > select the disk and double click it
> then, so far so good, it opens up OK. If I then double click any
> folder or document on the disk, then there is a several minute delay
> before it opens. In fact the computer seems to get severe indigestion
> because the window associated with the disk freezes. I can continue
> working whilst this happens by the way, I just can't do anything with
> the HD, unless I approach it using the EXPLORE method.
>
> I have reformatted the disk and I have unplugged the USB cables and
> swopped them round. I do a lot of graphic design work so I am quite
> experienced with storage devices, although I have never seen anything
> like this before.
>
> Anybody got any ideas please?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Julie

It is related if you use your external drive to download the windows updates
to: LOL


"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> How does this pertain to Windows Update?
> --
> WinXP-specific newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general
> Vista-specific newsgroup:
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof....vista.general
>
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
>
> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have just bought a 500Gb HD and it often seems frozen when I try to
>> access it. Although if I EXPLORE it, it is OK.
>>
>> So here is what happens...
>>
>> If I go to START > right click EXPLORE > find the disk and open it,
>> then there is no problem, it works perfectly. However I find this an
>> irritating method of working. Also if I go to SAVE a document, from
>> the FIND menu, then I have no difficulty in accessing the HD.
>>
>> If I go to START > MY COMPUTER > select the disk and double click it
>> then, so far so good, it opens up OK. If I then double click any
>> folder or document on the disk, then there is a several minute delay
>> before it opens. In fact the computer seems to get severe indigestion
>> because the window associated with the disk freezes. I can continue
>> working whilst this happens by the way, I just can't do anything with
>> the HD, unless I approach it using the EXPLORE method.
>>
>> I have reformatted the disk and I have unplugged the USB cables and
>> swopped them round. I do a lot of graphic design work so I am quite
>> experienced with storage devices, although I have never seen anything
>> like this before.
>>
>> Anybody got any ideas please?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Julie
>

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<> wrote in message
news:e98077be-d9e5-44b7-a947-...
> Hi,
>
> I have just bought a 500Gb HD and it often seems frozen when I try to
> access it. Although if I EXPLORE it, it is OK.
>
> So here is what happens...
>
> If I go to START > right click EXPLORE > find the disk and open it,
> then there is no problem, it works perfectly. However I find this an
> irritating method of working. Also if I go to SAVE a document, from
> the FIND menu, then I have no difficulty in accessing the HD.
>
> If I go to START > MY COMPUTER > select the disk and double click it
> then, so far so good, it opens up OK. If I then double click any
> folder or document on the disk, then there is a several minute delay
> before it opens. In fact the computer seems to get severe indigestion
> because the window associated with the disk freezes. I can continue
> working whilst this happens by the way, I just can't do anything with
> the HD, unless I approach it using the EXPLORE method.
>
> I have reformatted the disk and I have unplugged the USB cables and
> swopped them round. I do a lot of graphic design work so I am quite
> experienced with storage devices, although I have never seen anything
> like this before.
>
> Anybody got any ideas please?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Julie
>