Vista 64bit

[MickeyMic]

i wanted to see if someone on toms could help me.
i have a couple of problems i cant seem to fix

one:when plugging storage devices into my usb ports sometimes my computer freezes up
so far i cant figure out why
espically when i try to use the card reader i purchased and installed
i plug in the sd card from my camera and nothing
wont show the files or pictures
when it does try it will soon freeze up everything

the other problem is i cant get windows dvd maker to burn any of the downloaded movies i have

my system info

AMD Phenom x4
ECS Elite group a780gm-a
Windows Vista 64Bit
if you anyone can help me I`d be more than greatful

Thanks so much
MickeyMic

 

[rambo117]

Hello MickeyMic! welcome to the forums

I dont have alot of experiance with vista 64, but it was the reason i went back to xp...
1. when your plugging in storage devices, you have to let windows sit there and wait for it to respond. I dont know why it freezes up like that but when it did that to me, i waited a few minuites and it recognized my portable HD and worked.
2. cant help you with the sd card prob though because i just plugged my cell phone into my comp and used it's software to get my pictures off it.
3. windows dvd maker in vista 64 is AWFUL. it just flatout never worked for me. whenever i had to burn an ISO image, i use IMGburn, which is completely free and works like a charm

wish i could be of more help

 

[pat]

USB problem are sometime caused by a weak or failing powersupply. ECS board loves good PSU.

Maybe the movies you download have drm that pevent copying. What kind of movie you are trying to burn?

 

[MickeyMic]

USB problem are sometime caused by a weak or failing powersupply. ECS board loves good PSU.

Maybe the movies you download have drm that pevent copying. What kind of movie you are trying to burn?

hello pat
thanks so much for your response
i cant believe i have people trying to help me already...its awesome

so in response to your idea maybe you know if my 550 watt power supply is to small its an antec modular and its only about two months old
do you think i should go with an 750 watt or something larger

the files im attempting to burn are mostly ISO files
ive always used windows dvd maker in the past but since i went with 64bit vista it seems to be failing me
are there some updated drivers im not getting...my auto updater is turned on...
any ideas would be seriously helpful
thanks again for all your help
MickeyMic

 

[MickeyMic]

Hello MickeyMic! welcome to the forums

I dont have alot of experiance with vista 64, but it was the reason i went back to xp...
1. when your plugging in storage devices, you have to let windows sit there and wait for it to respond. I dont know why it freezes up like that but when it did that to me, i waited a few minuites and it recognized my portable HD and worked.
2. cant help you with the sd card prob though because i just plugged my cell phone into my comp and used it's software to get my pictures off it.
3. windows dvd maker in vista 64 is AWFUL. it just flatout never worked for me. whenever i had to burn an ISO image, i use IMGburn, which is completely free and works like a charm

wish i could be of more help

hows XP64 work... is it a smooth os
i dont have much experience with XP but im running out of ideas either way
its funny you suggest imgburn i just downloaded it today and my kids are very happy i did
they`ve finally been able to watch the movies they`ve been asking for
it really does work flawlessly
as far as the USB thing goes IDK i plug one thing in and boom no problem
plug in something else fail fail fail....im not sure whats going in either
do you have any experience with ECS boards...my friend keeps blaming it on my board...i almost bought a new BIOS chip because he said the bios were the problem
thanks for your advise.........im really surprised to see such a fast response
i tried using fixya and no-one ever even answer my question
so THANK YOU TOMS AND ALL ITS MEMBERS!!!!!!!!!

 

[rambo117]

hows XP64 work... is it a smooth os
i dont have much experience with XP but im running out of ideas either way
its funny you suggest imgburn i just downloaded it today and my kids are very happy i did
they`ve finally been able to watch the movies they`ve been asking for
it really does work flawlessly
as far as the USB thing goes IDK i plug one thing in and boom no problem
plug in something else fail fail fail....im not sure whats going in either
do you have any experience with ECS boards...my friend keeps blaming it on my board...i almost bought a new BIOS chip because he said the bios were the problem
thanks for your advise.........im really surprised to see such a fast response
i tried using fixya and no-one ever even answer my question
so THANK YOU TOMS AND ALL ITS MEMBERS!!!!!!!!!

im really likin it, but it does have its ups and downs. Its not to as compatible with my xp32 but with it i added an extra two gigs to it. i mainly use that one for gaming pretty much and dual boot. BUT, if your gonna use it for everyday use, im not sure you would like it. do you have any particular use for the 64bit extension? because if not, youd be great off with vista32 or xp32.

well, thats what we're all here for! glad you came to tomshardware, someones always on to help another person! when i was new to the forums, i got replys within the hour...

 

[pat]

hello pat
thanks so much for your response
i cant believe i have people trying to help me already...its awesome

so in response to your idea maybe you know if my 550 watt power supply is to small its an antec modular and its only about two months old
do you think i should go with an 750 watt or something larger

the files im attempting to burn are mostly ISO files
ive always used windows dvd maker in the past but since i went with 64bit vista it seems to be failing me
are there some updated drivers im not getting...my auto updater is turned on...
any ideas would be seriously helpful
thanks again for all your help
MickeyMic

Your PSU is sufficient. If you have assembled your computer yourself, I would double check for grounding issue. I've owned and worked with many ECS board, and while not being the fastest or the most overclockable, they were fully stable and problem free. Testing it outside the case would be an option to check for grounding issue.

For burning ISO files, as well as other files (except audio cd), I recommend gdrp. You will have a less than 1 meg application that burn files like all the other. Or you can try CDburnerXP or infra recorder.. both are free... But I did not test them with Vista 64.