I have a IDE to USB2.0 external optical drive and when I plug the USB into my
Dell Vostro laptop, Vista Home Premium hangs until I unplug it. While it is
hanging, I can not open any programs, install or remove any drivers, etc. As
soon as I unplug it everything returns to normal.

I have tested the hardware on an XP system and it works just fine. I have
also tried a different optical drive/enclosure on my laptop and it does the
same thing. I attempted to install hotfix KB944292 (32-bit) although it says
it is not compatible with my system.

Upon initial setup, the operating system finds and installs the driver
without any problem. But as soon as it finishes and I reboot, it doesn't
work. I have attempted to change the optical drive jumpers settings to every
possibility without sucess. Please help!