Floppy and USB Card reader have stopped working

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So it is the antivirus. Check it's configuration or contact their technical support.
--PA

"Graham Nind" <grahamnind@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message news:udVzIuQ6EHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> I have been running XP for over a year now. Both my floppy and Belkin USB
> Card reader have suddenly stopped working. I get the same message from each
> 'Please insert a disk into drive X:"
> The only software I installed this week was AVG Anti-Virus, but even after
> uninstalled the problem persists. I have also rolled backed the system to
> last restore point.
> Both drives work fine if I boot up in Safe-mode. The Card reader also works
> fine on my son's XP system (which also has the latest AVG program)
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

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But you wrote that both devices work in safe mode.
Maybe the antivirus installed some hooks (a.k.a. "filters" ) and left them behind after uninstall.
I'd suggest contacting AVG support.
--PA

"Graham Nind" <grahamnind@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message news:#3osW$S6EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> I don't think it is the antivirus, as the drives still didn't work when I
> uninstalled it.
>
> "Pavel A." <pavel_a@NOwritemeNO.com> wrote in message
> news:eOuZ3ZS6EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > So it is the antivirus. Check it's configuration or contact their
> > technical support.
> > --PA
> >
> > "Graham Nind" <grahamnind@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:udVzIuQ6EHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> >> I have been running XP for over a year now. Both my floppy and Belkin USB
> >> Card reader have suddenly stopped working. I get the same message from
> >> each
> >> 'Please insert a disk into drive X:"
> >> The only software I installed this week was AVG Anti-Virus, but even
> >> after
> >> uninstalled the problem persists. I have also rolled backed the system to
> >> last restore point.
> >> Both drives work fine if I boot up in Safe-mode. The Card reader also
> >> works
> >> fine on my son's XP system (which also has the latest AVG program)
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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You're welcome
--PA

"Graham Nind" <grahamnind@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message news:#8IG71U6EHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Hi Pavel
> You were right. I uninstalled AVG again and everything started working. Then
> re-installed and evrything stopped.
> Thanks.
> Graham
>
> "Pavel A." <pavel_a@NOwritemeNO.com> wrote in message
> news:edQVWlT6EHA.4072@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > But you wrote that both devices work in safe mode.
> > Maybe the antivirus installed some hooks (a.k.a. "filters" ) and left them
> behind after uninstall.
> > I'd suggest contacting AVG support.
> > --PA
> >
> > "Graham Nind" <grahamnind@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:#3osW$S6EHA.3336@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > I don't think it is the antivirus, as the drives still didn't work when
> I
> > > uninstalled it.
> > >
> > > "Pavel A." <pavel_a@NOwritemeNO.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eOuZ3ZS6EHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > So it is the antivirus. Check it's configuration or contact their
> > > > technical support.
> > > > --PA
> > > >
> > > > "Graham Nind" <grahamnind@lycos.co.uk> wrote in message
> > > > news:udVzIuQ6EHA.1188@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > >> I have been running XP for over a year now. Both my floppy and Belkin
> USB
> > > >> Card reader have suddenly stopped working. I get the same message
> from
> > > >> each
> > > >> 'Please insert a disk into drive X:"
> > > >> The only software I installed this week was AVG Anti-Virus, but even
> > > >> after
> > > >> uninstalled the problem persists. I have also rolled backed the
> system to
> > > >> last restore point.
> > > >> Both drives work fine if I boot up in Safe-mode. The Card reader also
> > > >> works
> > > >> fine on my son's XP system (which also has the latest AVG program)
> > > >>
> > > >> Any ideas?
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>