[aramis7350]

Hi all,

I just got through fixing my backup problem but during the fix, I ran into a Windows Explorer instability problem.

I am backing up data to 2 separate 500 Gig external hard drives. One is a LaCie and the other is one I put together using a Western Digital 500 Gig internal hard drive and a Rocketfish external case. Both use USB connectors and are formatted as 'NTFS'. The LaCie is recognized in 'MyComputer' as 'F' drive and the name 'LaCie' is listed. The Rocketfish is recognized as a generic 'E' drive, with no name listed.

I loaded data onto the Rocketfish by copying files from the LaCie, which carried my data files that I had copied from 3 different Emachine hard drives. As a side note, after all of the backing up was completed, I did notice that there was a 2 Gig difference in free space between the LaCie and the Rocketfish, which surprised me since I was expecting them to be carrying the same number of files.

Anyway, here is the problem. When I open up a video file on the LaCie, it is stable and runs fine. However, when I open up the same file on the Rocketfish, it runs, but while running, I get an error message about Windows Explorer and Windows Explorer then shuts down. It happens with different video files, always on the Rocketfish, never on the LaCie.

Is the fact that the LaCie is the source of the Rocketfish files the problem? Is there a step I am missing during my setup process or is there something about Windows Explorer I am overlooking? Could the fact that I recently upgraded to SP3 have a connection to my problem?

Thanks