With Block Auto Start de-selected, when I plug a certain multi card
reader into the usb port the machine immediately restarts. Only happens
with this one device so far and is ok if I select the block auto start
(which seems a bit counter intuitive). If I leave the offending device
plugged in the machine boots ok.
I suppose I'll just block auto start for now (the default), although
it's a nuisance for my backup usb stick with a truecrypt container.

Hello, Dave!

You wrote on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:08:55 -0400:

DC> With Block Auto Start de-selected, when I plug a certain multi card
DC> reader into the usb port the machine immediately restarts. Only happens
DC> with this one device so far and is ok if I select the block auto start

Seems fine with my USB HDD, scans fine and no crashes.

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On 3/29/2010 4:35 PM, gufus wrote:
> Hello, Dave!
>
> You wrote on Sun, 28 Mar 2010 18:08:55 -0400:
>
> DC> With Block Auto Start de-selected, when I plug a certain multi card
> DC> reader into the usb port the machine immediately restarts. Only happens
> DC> with this one device so far and is ok if I select the block auto start
>
> Seems fine with my USB HDD, scans fine and no crashes.
>

No, it's fine with everything else I have so it's some anomaly with the
reader, but the reader works fine otherwise.
It was a choice between switching to MS essentials or keeping Avira and
work around the not running autorun on my TrueCrypt usb stick. I decided
on the latter on the basis Avira seems to be a darn good product and who
knows, maybe I'll be spared a problem down the road. The TrueCrypt
problem is only a couple of mouse clicks to solve.

Hi Dave,

29 Mar 10, Dave Cohen writes to gufus:

> From: (E-Mail Removed)

> No, it's fine with everything else I have so it's some
> anomaly with the reader, but the reader works fine
> otherwise. It was a choice between switching to MS

Thats a good thing, everything is working fine here too, I re-selected
"ProActiv" and scanning seem's fine, but as soon as I re-select "Follow
symbolic links" it totally craps out when doing a full system scan.

> essentials or keeping Avira and work around the not running
> autorun on my TrueCrypt usb stick. I decided on the latter

I use TC (TrueCrypt) too, it's a /good/ encryption program.

gufus

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