so you think you are computer master guy!?

Of course this depends on which operating system you're using. It'll work in Win98 and ME and XP, but for some reason not in Win2000.

Run "regedit" from the Start->Run dialog.

Navigate to:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion

The keys in this node hold all the programs that are run for the currently logged in user at startup. Deleting them in the right hand pane of regedit will stop them running at startup. Make sure you know what you're doing and don't delete the whole run node.

Also, programs can be installed for all users at startup. These are located in:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/Microsoft/Windows/CurrentVersion

Same approach applies for this. Hope this helps.

Additionally though, startup programs can be run by placing them in the Startup folder on your Programs menu. There can be two of these; one for all users and the other for the currently logged in user.

Is it always when using iTunes or does it happen at other times too?

Beyond that, it's a difficult problem to solve. Check that all the connections are sound.

Additionally, if it's XP/2000/NT, have a look in the Event log.

To do this, Select Start->Run and type eventvwr Click on both System and application nodes on the left hand side and see if any error reports coincide with the times of your failures. If so, post them here and we can have a look. It's not all that likely with a hang, since it's likely hung before it realised there was a problem, but worth a shot.

Hope that's of some use.

Ken; you are my personal hero too. I'm not Cliff Richard either; however, right at the moment, I am wired for sound.

Here's what I found in the event log. I think it coresponds to the last time it stalled.:

The General Purpose USB Driver (adildr.sys) service failed to start due to the following error:
The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because it has no enabled devices associated with it.

What you now need I think is a topic called "So you think you are the French master guy"!

I am assuming you are French, from the name, and from the fact that looking into this problem returns almost exclusively French responses.

Trouble is, I have only a vague high school understanding of French (apologies / embarrassment), but there are a number of references to your problem out there.

It's unlikely that the failure to start the service coincided with your failure, since all services start automatically at Windows' startup time; whilst it's possible to start them on the fly automatically, it's highly unlikely due to the asynchronous nature of starting a service. It does seem likely that it's related. It does seem likely, if not conclusive that it's a driver issue.

Here's a link that might help if I could read it! But have a search on google for adlidr.sys and see what you can find. Sorry I can't be more help.

http://www.surcouf.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=603&PN=3

Is it a security thing, how do I stop it?

Dangit, Kenan, we've already gone over this. regedit will do the job if you really really know what you're doing, but as you mention, it can royally fuck up your system. "msconfig" is the much safer choice, and it does exactly what hanle y was asking.

Notice the keys in the startup tab.