"Virtual Disk Service encountered a problem and needed to close" - Working Solution
Error: "Virtual Disk Service encountered a problem and needed to close" Worked Solution: start --> run --> type "services.msc" locate the virtual disk service right click it> properties set its starup type to disabled and reboot http://snakefoot.fateback.com/tweak/winnt/service/stuv.html Virtual Disk Service (VDS) implements a single, uniform interface for managing disks. Each hardware vendor writes a VDS "provider" that translates the general purpose VDS APIs into specific instructions for their hardware (Targeted for Storage Area Network(SAN) ). Microsoft has implemented VDS providers for basic and dynamic disks. This brings functionality to basic disks, such as online growth, that formerly applied only to dynamic disks.