SLUGGISH computer when I plug in my Mu

Question

Hey guys, I'm having a hell of a time here. I just got a MuVo TX FM Gb mp3 player, installed the software before I plugged it in, and restarted. When it gets back up, here's where the troubles start. I plugged the muvo into the usb port, and it recognized it, and said found new hardware, usb device, etc. It took a really long time to install it, probably 3 or 4 min of just sitting there(this isn't the cd install, it's where the computer automatically installs the hardware), then it said hardware installed and ready to use. I went into My Computer, and it said removable disk, so I double clicked on it, then after 5 minutes of it not responding, it says it's not formatted, would i like to format, so I say yes. After another 5 min, it says it can't be formatted. I take it out, then put it back in. My computer makes the usb noise, like it recognized me putting it in, but it doesn't show up in My Computer. When I have it plugged in and try to do things, like open control panel, anything really, it's VERY sluggish, like everything stops responding. As soon as I pull the MuVo out, everything wakes up instantly.
Now, it sounds like the mp3 player is bad or something right? That's what I thought anyway, so I tried it in another computer and it works fine, I drag and drop mp3s onto it and it plays them, all that. Why does it work on that computer and not mine? My computer is a couple years old, but definitely should run it fine. I have a decent AMD processor running at 2.GHz, Gig of PC3200 RAM, Maxtor hard dri've, Audigy 2 sound card, ati radeon 9700 pro video card. I don't know if the specs help any of you to see what's wrong here, but I'd appreciate it so much if someone told me what was wrong. Thank you very much
-zpertMessage Edited by zpert on 2-25-2005 09:3 AMMessage Edited by zpert on 2-25-2005 09:35 AM

Answer 1

SSR wrote:
Both Nvidia and VIA had upsets on their own web sites, but motherboard manufacturers weren't listing them.
Yep, I found that too. Great idea. Now I need to see if you have an idea for another wall I've run into. Seems like nothing is going well right now, haha. I downloaded the latest driver for my nForce2 chipset, but when I try installing it, it says please wait while installshield wizard is configured and it will guide me thru, blah blah blah. Then it goes to the desktop, and I wait for the wizard to pop up and guide me thru like it said, but nothing happens ever. I tried re-downloading, but same thing every time. I have no idea why it's doing that. I emailed nVidia, but it bugs me that I can't figure it out, and I don't even know if they'll know what to do. Any experiences with this? Thanks again for the help.
-zpert