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|    Re: Delayed write error to USB    |
|    24 Nov 23 13:34:30    |
      From: Sh@dow.br              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 ?       >               Try uninstalling your USB drivers then re-installing them.       I've never had your problem, and I use USB drives from 1GB to 1TB as       backups.        Might be a corrupt driver, or a conflict.        []'s       --       Don't be evil - Google 2004       We have a new policy - Google 2012       Google Fuchsia - 2021              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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