From: Man@the.keyboard   
      
   On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:17:13 +0100, "R.Wieser"    
   wrote:   
      
   >Hello all,   
   >   
   >I've got an old XP sp3 machine (single core) which contains a number of   
   >movies that I would like to copy to an external USB harddisk.   
   >   
   >The problem is that no matter what I try I get an "delayed write" error. :-(   
   >   
   >I've tried to copy using a commandline program as well as "file explorer",   
   >and have tried a (nowerdays) standard USB drive as well as an old powered   
   >one.   
   >   
   >I've also googled for a solution (like disabeling the indexing service for   
   >the drive), but did not find one which solved the problem.   
   >   
   >Ah yeah, the drive is configured for "fast removal" (no buffering - but than   
   >what is the "delayed write" all about ?).   
   >   
   >Also, the 'puter pretty-much stops responding to either mouse or keyboard -   
   >even after the the error is thrown (It also refuses to shut down and I have   
   >to do it the hard way).   
   >   
   >Question : What, on the XPsp3 computers side (which I now start to suspect)   
   >might be causing the problem and how to I fix it ?   
      
    Are the drives larger than 4GB?   
      
    XP dislikes large drives.   
      
    Could you move the files via an ethernet cable linking two boxes?   
      
                                                                  J.   
      
   >   
   >Regards,   
   >Rudy Wieser   
   >   
      
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