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Still in Diskpart, type
sel dis 6
det dis
and post a screen shot
Sorry for the wait. This drive is so flakey! I managed to enter the lis dis command a few times, but now this drive seems to be causing a conflict such that I cannot type anything in CMD after typing diskpart.
I'll keep trying it, but it may take me a bit to get another snip posted.
Ok, got it. Don't knock yourself out trying
exit diskpart or just close the Command Prompt Window for now.
If the drive just won't co-operate, try removing it safely from the machine
click on the systray USB icon, eject or safely remove the WD ext drive
remove both ends of the cable
insert the HD end of the cable securely
insert the other end into your Desktop USB port
make sure you teh USB connections are fully inserted
edit: Do you have another USB cable?
I have a second My Passport (which has its driver installed on both win7 and win8 machines). I have tried swapping out the cables. I enter diskpart. I attempt to type in lis dis. No text appears. As soon as I unplug the drive everything that I have just attempted to type suddenly floods the screen. It's like the drive itself is creating a barrier between myself and windows explorer whenever I have the drive plugged in. It behaves the same way on both machines.
Let's backup a step
Do not connect that drive again until someone asks you to.
Do NOT try Diskpart on your own - it is a very powerful command.
You do NOT want to make an error in Diskpart.
Best to stay out of Diskpart unitl an experience person can help you.
In post 9: https://www.sevenforums.com/drivers/3...ml#post2657318
I asked if you installed an Anti-virus program, but I didn't see an answer
Do you have an anti-virus program installed and running on the machine?
It's getting late here,
If you do have an anti-virus program installed
Run a FULL scan on your box
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I will have to restart my pc. That. external drive cause some of my browsers to stop responding.
Microsoft Security Essentials. I'm calling it a night. Thanks for your help. Have a good night. I'll check back in tomorrow to see if you have anything else for me to try.