Windows XP Pro--LATELY when I right click my Zip drive in My Computer in order to format it the clock starts--and keeps going. I eventually get a "not responding" message and may or may not be able to close without rebooting. I have tried clicking on other drives and sometimes-not always-get the same result. I have never before experienced the My Computer window freezeing. A solution will be appreciated.Is this with a SINGLE right click only to bring up the menu?No. Double click.What if you right click and chose format? That is the conventional way.I'm sorry- I right click once as I have MANY many times but now instead of getting the menu I get clocking and eventually a program not responding message.What are you using for malware protection? Any recent changes to hardware or software? What happened prior to this? How long has this been going on?Is this a USB connection or parralel ? ?

patio.   8-)Most recent software-Kodak Easyshare. Most recent  (4 months) hardware-the Zip drive. Basic Ad-aware, Norton antivirus, Yahoo online suite. The problem STARTED about 2 weeks ago and is not something I've ever had before. I will point out that the zip drive makes noises unlike the one it replaced--periodically sounds like it starts its spin and stops. This continues as long as a disk is in it. Also my backup programs in Quicken and QuickBooks occasionally give me a "device not ready" message although the device is ready.  However I get that message sometimes when I backup to my FLASHDRIVE so...  Thanks for your time.Let me tell you what has just occurred: I opened Checkit Diagnostics and, using two disks that I have tried to format, I tested the Zip drive and on both disks I got a message "Parameter is incorrect". ( What's a parameter within this context?). Then, using several disks on which I have backup data, I right clicked on the drive in My Computer and each time got an instant (fast machine) menu.  I then went to Quicken and atempted to backup on the two "bad" disks. Got the message "Unble to back up to drive E" on each. One disk Ive had a while; the other is new. Is it the disks or the drive, you think??To Patio: The Zip is on parallel.I  think the drive has problems. Google for "click of death" which usually preceeds failures.

Is this a Zip100 drive?