stop: 0x0000007B at boot when USB stick is inserted?

Dutch Guy · 17 Mar 2011 at 12:00

A friend has a computer with XP that gives a BSOD at boot whenever a USB drive is connected, it happens with three different drives/sticks :confused:

If you disconnect the USB drive booting goes fine.

Has anyone got an idea what it could be?

SiriusB · 17 Mar 2011 at 13:16

Does the USB work once Windows has booted? It could be a dodgy driver or a dodgy USB hub.

Dutch Guy · 17 Mar 2011 at 14:39

SiriusB said:
Does the USB work once Windows has booted? It could be a dodgy driver or a dodgy USB hub.

Yes, works fine if inserted after boot, no bad sectors and no errors after boot.

I have been tinkering with computers for a long time now but I can't figure this one out at all.

No driver updates, it has worked before, virus and malware scanned and I have tried every USB port, even extra front USB 2.0 ports on a integrated card reader.

Sin_Chase · 17 Mar 2011 at 14:50

Not that it should matter (seeing as if you are BSODing you are past the boot device selection) but you could try disabling USB/"Other" as a bootable device in the BIOS.

Sounds like the OS is initialising the Mass Storage Drivers for the USB device when booting (Because it's connected) and causing an issue.

0x0000007B happens when the OS driver for the drive controller is incorrect for the hardware on which the drive is connected. (think moving a HDD from one PC to another) it's almost like it's trying to use a USB Device Driver to access the drive to boot the OS even though it's on the HDD itself.