April 2014 archive

Windows XP freeze after Microsoft Security Essentials update

If you have an Windows XP with Microsoft Security Essentials Antivirus installed or Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection, and your PC is hanging / freezing at the login screen, then the cause is an update that makes it to crash. Also systems with Windows Server 2003 seem to be affected. Definitions version for Microsoft Essentials / …

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External USB Drive Seagate Expansion 2TB random disconnects during file transfer

I received a Seagate Exapansion 2TB USB 3.0 external drive to backup some files on it. The problem is that i get random disconnects during file transfers. I am trying to copy a large file of 280GB, but the drive disconnects and immediately it’s detected again by Windows after 5-10 minutes of copying.

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