installation of unknown device causing vista freeze

For these last days, I get this notification in windows vista:

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NEW HARDWARE FOUND
WINDOWS NEEDS TO INSTALL DRIVER SOFTWARE FOR YOUR UNKNOWN DEVICE
* LOCATE AND INSTALL DRIVER SOFTWARE (RECOMMENDED)
WINDOWS WILL GUIDE YOU THROUGH THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING SOFTWARE DRIVER FOR YOUR DEVICE
* ASK ME LATER
WINDOWS WILL ASK AGAIN THE NEXT TIME YOU PLUG IN YOUR DEVICE OR LOG ON.
* DO NOT SHOW THIS MESSAGE FOR THIS DEVICE
YOUR DEVICE WILL NOT WORK UNTIL YOU INSTALL DRIVER
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Nothing really happened, and I found myself ignoring the notification. But this morning, when she appeared again, after a few minutes, Windows Vista just froze and I couldn't do anything, not even the good old CTRL + ALT + DELETE. I was forced to turn off the laptop. After a while, I decided to start it up and still once, this notification frozen windows. I don't know what to do now. This seems to happen after about 5 minutes of connection, so I can't really back up my files in the five minutes before it crashes again.
my windows vista is running on an installation in dual boot on a 5 years old macbook pro.
Ive tried looking for solutions, but I have a lot of luck. I NEED HELP! :)

When you click SEARCH AND INSTALL DRIVER SOFTWARE (RECOMMENDED), which is the error message that comes. Because Windows says it cannot locate or install the drivers for the device?

See this if it helps:
Windows Vista / USB device detection issues
http://www.thedave.ca/geek/Windows-Vista-USB-device-detection-problems/

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