my laptop sony vaio os winxp home sp3 the problem is i can access pen drive in safe mode but unable to acess in normal mode .when ever i insert pen drive in normal mode the laptop becomes unstable.

If you can access it in safe mode, to me it would sound like an application is trying to access the drive when you plug it in, maybe your anti-virus or other security product, or it could be another app. What i would do is Go to Start > Run and type msconfig when the window appears to to the STARTUP tab, and disable all - you can enable them again at a later time. Press apply / ok. - Resart machine in normal mode. try it now, if it works then its one of the apps you have loading with windows. To determine which one it is you will have to enable them one by one and restart, note that you dont always need all the apps to load with windows so it would be an idea to disable those things that you do not require immediatley when windows loads. Let us know what you find.

... I agree with "AlwaysWillingToLearn" aswell as msconfig which some apps bypass in the "startup" section also type in "run" regedit [press enter] or click OK and follow the path below clicking the last folder in the left pane +HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run ............................................................................................ click^ ... in the right pane you should see applications that kick-in as windows loads . . ... Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/... Grrrr... ....more

the problem still exists, i have unstalled all usb root hubs, reinstalled but the same problem exists

my laptop configuration Manufacturer: Sony corporation Model: Vgn-c13g_b OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition sp3 CPU/Ram: 1.662 GHz / 2038 MB Video Card: Mobile Intel(R) 945 Express Chipset Family Sound Card: Realtek High Definition Audio the problem is i am unable to acess my pen drive in normal mode but able to acess in safe mode.i have applied the MicrosoftFix 50028.msi it worked well for one day but the next day the same problem appeared. and also i am unable to apply the same fix again it says the patch already exists and after applying the fix my hidden recovery parttition showing

... have you tried "System Restore" select a date prior to when the system was working fine (click blue link) . . ... Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/... Grrrr... ....more