its a fresh install so defragging should not be nessicary.

it is not in PIO mode. i am sure it is not a hardware issue as this is happening as it happens in virtual enviroments too.

When KTD is not selected are the driver packs all removed? because my guess would be that it is searching alot of files for the correct driver inf's

I may redo my cd just to make sure.



**SOLVED**

cheap usb keys must have some generic driver strings forcing windows to sh*t itself. tried stuff like my usb fdd drive worked in seconds, other usb keys are fine too.

hey all

due to our enviroment we decided to make a fully automated installer with the driver pack drivers. everything works fine the only problem is once windows is going, if you put in something like a usb key, it will churn along for a minute or so with a process reaching max cpu usage and the hdd going ballistic.

i had ktd disabled, so is this normal? or is my computer full of drivers and xp is searching for the usb ones?

thanks