Windows Vista Windows Easy Transfer

[farrard@bellsouth.net]

I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 2 month old HP. There are 3 hard
drives --- the original one from HP, the old one from my old computer
(both internal), and a drive that is external, connected via USB, that
I use to hold my backup disk image files.

For a few weeks, no problem. Lately, every time I double click on the
external drive in Windows Explorer, Windows Easy Transfer starts
running. If I right-click instead and then click on "Open", there's
no problem (Easy Transfer does not open).

Any ideas on how to stop this unwanted loading of Easy Transfer?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

Click Start, type the following and press ENTER:

cmd /k dir f:\

Assuming that f:\ is the drive-letter for the external drive. If not,
substitute accordingly.

Copy the output and post here.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


<farrard@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 2 month old HP. There are 3 hard
> drives --- the original one from HP, the old one from my old computer
> (both internal), and a drive that is external, connected via USB, that
> I use to hold my backup disk image files.
>
> For a few weeks, no problem. Lately, every time I double click on the
> external drive in Windows Explorer, Windows Easy Transfer starts
> running. If I right-click instead and then click on "Open", there's
> no problem (Easy Transfer does not open).
>
> Any ideas on how to stop this unwanted loading of Easy Transfer?
>

 

[Dave@dave.com]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:11:06 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
<ramesh@unknownhost> wrote:

>Click Start, type the following and press ENTER:
>
>cmd /k dir f:\
>
>Assuming that f:\ is the drive-letter for the external drive. If not,
>substitute accordingly.
>
>Copy the output and post here.

Here it is; thanks....

Volume in drive M has no label.
Volume Serial Number is E79A-BF54

Directory of m:\

07/01/2008 12:56 PM 6,464 2008.ACC
07/01/2008 12:56 PM 94,244 2008.TRN
06/28/2008 08:44 PM 113 autorun.inf
02/04/2008 06:49 PM 752,292 cc_20080204_1747.reg
03/15/2008 08:32 PM 22,264 cc_20080315_2031.reg
02/28/2007 10:13 PM 2,540,417 Count Your Blessings.mp3
03/22/2008 10:34 AM 7,568 Dee 2007.ACC
03/22/2008 10:34 AM 78,788 Dee 2007.TRN
06/24/2008 08:01 PM 7,936 Dee 2008.ACC
06/24/2008 08:01 PM 75,108 Dee 2008.TRN
04/30/2008 02:24 PM <DIR> MigWiz
09/05/2007 08:56 PM <DIR> Roboform backup
03/11/2008 11:58 AM 307,712 Salon.xls
06/25/2008 01:05 AM <DIR> TrueImage
11 File(s) 3,892,906 bytes
3 Dir(s) 72,646,615,040 bytes free

C:\Windows\system32>

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

Hi,

Click Start, type:

notepad "m:\autorun.inf"

Press ENTER

Copy the contents and post here.

The Autorun.inf file may have reference to WET.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


<Dave@dave.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 1 Jul 2008 11:11:06 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote:
>
>>Click Start, type the following and press ENTER:
>>
>>cmd /k dir f:\
>>
>>Assuming that f:\ is the drive-letter for the external drive. If not,
>>substitute accordingly.
>>
>>Copy the output and post here.
>
> Here it is; thanks....
>
> Volume in drive M has no label.
> Volume Serial Number is E79A-BF54
>
> Directory of m:\
>
> 07/01/2008 12:56 PM 6,464 2008.ACC
> 07/01/2008 12:56 PM 94,244 2008.TRN
> 06/28/2008 08:44 PM 113 autorun.inf
> 02/04/2008 06:49 PM 752,292 cc_20080204_1747.reg
> 03/15/2008 08:32 PM 22,264 cc_20080315_2031.reg
> 02/28/2007 10:13 PM 2,540,417 Count Your Blessings.mp3
> 03/22/2008 10:34 AM 7,568 Dee 2007.ACC
> 03/22/2008 10:34 AM 78,788 Dee 2007.TRN
> 06/24/2008 08:01 PM 7,936 Dee 2008.ACC
> 06/24/2008 08:01 PM 75,108 Dee 2008.TRN
> 04/30/2008 02:24 PM <DIR> MigWiz
> 09/05/2007 08:56 PM <DIR> Roboform backup
> 03/11/2008 11:58 AM 307,712 Salon.xls
> 06/25/2008 01:05 AM <DIR> TrueImage
> 11 File(s) 3,892,906 bytes
> 3 Dir(s) 72,646,615,040 bytes free
>
> C:\Windows\system32>
>

 

[Dave@dave.com]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:45:29 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
<ramesh@unknownhost> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>Click Start, type:
>
>notepad "m:\autorun.inf"
>
>Press ENTER
>
>Copy the contents and post here.
>
>The Autorun.inf file may have reference to WET.

Here's the autorun.inf. BTW, I've deleted this
file and the Easy Transfer file still loads.

[Autorun]
open=.\MigWiz\migsetup.exe
icon=.\MigWiz\migsetup.exe
action=@.\MigWiz\en-US\migsetup.exe.mui,-109

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

Did you reboot the system once, after deleting the Autorun.inf file? Or
restart explorer.exe process.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


<Dave@dave.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 09:45:29 +0530, "Ramesh, MS-MVP"
> <ramesh@unknownhost> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>Click Start, type:
>>
>>notepad "m:\autorun.inf"
>>
>>Press ENTER
>>
>>Copy the contents and post here.
>>
>>The Autorun.inf file may have reference to WET.
>
> Here's the autorun.inf. BTW, I've deleted this
> file and the Easy Transfer file still loads.
>
> [Autorun]
> open=.\MigWiz\migsetup.exe
> icon=.\MigWiz\migsetup.exe
> action=@.\MigWiz\en-US\migsetup.exe.mui,-109

 

[Dave@dave.com]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

I tried deleting the autorun file, then rebooting. Still started up
the WET. I then deleted the Migwiz folder and now I get a file not
found error.




On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:05:01 -0500, farrard@bellsouth.net wrote:

>I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 2 month old HP. There are 3 hard
>drives --- the original one from HP, the old one from my old computer
>(both internal), and a drive that is external, connected via USB, that
>I use to hold my backup disk image files.
>
>For a few weeks, no problem. Lately, every time I double click on the
>external drive in Windows Explorer, Windows Easy Transfer starts
>running. If I right-click instead and then click on "Open", there's
>no problem (Easy Transfer does not open).
>
> Any ideas on how to stop this unwanted loading of Easy Transfer?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

Try running the FixDrive tool here:
http://www.winhelponline.com/articl...on-a-mapped-network-drive-in-My-Computer.html

Select "M:\" from the list, click "Fix".
Restart Windows.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


<Dave@dave.com> wrote in message
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>I tried deleting the autorun file, then rebooting. Still started up
> the WET. I then deleted the Migwiz folder and now I get a file not
> found error.
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:05:01 -0500, farrard@bellsouth.net wrote:
>
>>I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 2 month old HP. There are 3 hard
>>drives --- the original one from HP, the old one from my old computer
>>(both internal), and a drive that is external, connected via USB, that
>>I use to hold my backup disk image files.
>>
>>For a few weeks, no problem. Lately, every time I double click on the
>>external drive in Windows Explorer, Windows Easy Transfer starts
>>running. If I right-click instead and then click on "Open", there's
>>no problem (Easy Transfer does not open).
>>
>> Any ideas on how to stop this unwanted loading of Easy Transfer?
>

 

[Dave@dave.com]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

Thank you for your help! The FixDrive program solved the problem.

On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:05:01 -0500, farrard@bellsouth.net wrote:

>I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 2 month old HP. There are 3 hard
>drives --- the original one from HP, the old one from my old computer
>(both internal), and a drive that is external, connected via USB, that
>I use to hold my backup disk image files.
>
>For a few weeks, no problem. Lately, every time I double click on the
>external drive in Windows Explorer, Windows Easy Transfer starts
>running. If I right-click instead and then click on "Open", there's
>no problem (Easy Transfer does not open).
>
> Any ideas on how to stop this unwanted loading of Easy Transfer?

 

[Ramesh, MS-MVP]

Re: Windows Easy Transfer

You're welcome Dave.

--
Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
The Winhelponline Blog: http://www.winhelponline.com/blog
Windows® Troubleshooting: http://www.winhelponline.com


<Dave@dave.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you for your help! The FixDrive program solved the problem.
>
> On Sat, 28 Jun 2008 11:05:01 -0500, farrard@bellsouth.net wrote:
>
>>I'm running Vista Home Premium on a 2 month old HP. There are 3 hard
>>drives --- the original one from HP, the old one from my old computer
>>(both internal), and a drive that is external, connected via USB, that
>>I use to hold my backup disk image files.
>>
>>For a few weeks, no problem. Lately, every time I double click on the
>>external drive in Windows Explorer, Windows Easy Transfer starts
>>running. If I right-click instead and then click on "Open", there's
>>no problem (Easy Transfer does not open).
>>
>> Any ideas on how to stop this unwanted loading of Easy Transfer?
>