Pontius,
glad that worked for you. It just doesn't work for me.
I've now tried the Maxtor with an XP SP3 pc, and altho' the "Maxtor manager" tests it and says it is fine, it cannot be used. if I ask Maxtor to test it, it says it is fine. If I ask either my pc or Maxtor to actually read what is on it, they both say it is corrupt. I've tried other googled ideas, but can't find a solution.
It could be bin time, which is a shame as I think there are some piccies on there from an earlier pc that MS7 has not, apparently, transferred over to my new pc.........