Delayed write error to USB

[R.Wieser]

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 ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

[JJ]

If it was plugged to external USB hub, try plugging it directly to the
computer.

If it was already plugged directly to the computer, try plugging it to
different USB port.

[John]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:17:13 +0100, "R.Wieser" <add...@is.invalid>
wrote:

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
>

[R.Wieser]

JJ,

> If it was plugged to external USB hub, try plugging it directly
> to the computer.

Nope, ain all the tries it was plugged in directly.

> If it was already plugged directly to the computer, try plugging
> it to different USB port.

Also tried that. Might try that again with one of the ...five others I did
not try yet.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

[R.Wieser]

John,

> Are the drives larger than 4GB?
>
> XP dislikes large drives.

Ehhh... I hope you mean 4*T*B. ? :-)

But no. The first one is just over a single TB, and the second, powered one
isn't even 40 GB. Yes, quite old.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

By the way, I connect the first US drive to another XP 'puter and than
successfully first copied the movie from the backup, and than back to the
drive (at another place).

> Could you move the files via an ethernet cable linking two boxes?

Probably. I could also move the drive to another puter or in the old,
powered casing. But I would like to first see if its just a simple setting
I'm not aware of.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

[Shadow]

On Fri, 24 Nov 2023 10:17:13 +0100, "R.Wieser" <add...@is.invalid>
wrote:

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.
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