Vista backup cannot find the backup device, is to say "searching for devices to backup...". "

For Windows Vista-32 SP2:

I recently had the hard drive replaced on my laptop.  Now I'm doing a backup, but when I start Windows Backup, it gets stuck constantly "looking for backup... devices. "I have a WD My Book external hard drive formatted NFTS connected via a USB port that works beautifully with the backup before replace hard drive.  The drive will appear in my computer, so I don't know that it is very well hung.

Any ideas why Backup cannot recognize him now?

Hi IdahoMt,

1. are you able to select the other readers?

I would ask you to set the computer to clean the start state, and then try to run the backup and verify.

You can read the following article to put the computer in a clean boot:

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

Note: When you are finished troubleshooting, follow the steps as explained in the article to reset the computer to start as usual.

Hope this information is useful.

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