Stalls on import - possible clue & solution

Just in case anyone else is having this prob:
I've had a persistent problem with LR - from the very start - on my laptop where part way through importing Canon raw files from a CF card the import will stall. I would have to relaunch the app and then retrying to import the images would result in several duplicate images (usually 5 or 6) from the point where the first import stalled being duplicated in the library - noted with a -2 at the end of the filename. A possible clue to the problem and a seemingly good solution is by not having the top tool bar showing - the one with the ID plate, modules and thumbnails alongside the progress bar then this seems to stop the freezes. I've done card after card like this and it seems to be working just fine. My guess is that it is the accessing of the thumbnail image for the progress bar which was causing the problem.
I still get regular freezes when LR 1.2 is building the initial previews, sometimes it restarts by itself, other times I have to restart the app. This is a known problem.
Steve

My choice is to first copy all the files from the CF using a card reader to a folder on disc and then import them to Lightroom from the folder on disc.
If you look at that process it is relatively slow. So what I would recommend is to copy all the files off CF card first. I also disable my Anti-Virus software when copying from CF card. (why have it intercept my files when I know that my Nikon/Canon/etc is virus-free).
(If there is any problem, do a quick look through your copied files and compare them to the listing of the CF card. (Open two Windows, side-by-side, one with a listing of the CF card and the other with a listing of the folder on disc where you copied them. Difference will be easy enough to spot).
Then import your files to Lighroom from your disc.
That is how I do it and it always works.

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4 ETW000                                                                              35 0.064772
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4 ETW000                                                                              35 0.064807
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4 ETW000                                                                              36 0.064843
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4 ETW000                                                                              36 0.064879
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4 ETW000                                                                              35 0.064914
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4 ETW000                                                                            4444 0.069387
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Joel!
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