First post, by hwh
Go ahead and tell me what you think.
If I try to copy some files to a disk, it usually won't work. I/O error. Transfers are very, very slow. Files may or may not transfer. The larger the file, the less likely it will transfer. Furthermore, when writing files, they seem corrupted.
So, the usual suspects: Drive, disk, and cable. I have many, many of these. I have tried swapping them around, and nothing changes. That leaves our other suspect, software. Hmm.
Guess what? This does not happen in Safe Mode. Exact same drive, cables, disks write quickly and accurately in Safe Mode. So clearly there must be some software or driver interfering with the controller, eh? But I can't figure out what it is. I tried disabling every driver, process, and startup program I could while still making the system start, and it just won't work. It looks like Safe Mode, but it won't write to disks normally.
Maybe something in the registry? I just don't know what to do besides wiping the system, which, well, is a horrible amount of work and who knows what happened along the way. But I shouldn't have to do that. It already works in Safe Mode.
Registry: Creating a new user account has no effect at all.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
