Not able to switch it on

Unplug everything, re-boot then run the setup. When the prompt asks you, plug in the cable. Alternatively, use device manager to re-install driver.

it only takes an hr or 2 depending on how dead battery is and now its the same thing its asking you just in a different way.

That's a bummer. I have the same camcorder and yesterday 10-3-2010 mine did the same thing. I deleted some files from the file folder located on my camcorder from my computer (which I learned not to do), went to the disconnect device on the computer and it said "safe to disconnect" so I did. The screen on the camcorder said "connecting to device" the whole time I was transferring files to my computer and after my computer said it was safe to disconnect. After it was safe to remove my camcorder, I unplugged the usb cable and tried to turn off the camcorder and nothing happened. I removed the wall charger and battery which finally turned off the camcorder. I then tried to turn the camera on and same thing as you, Everio sign came on and then the screen went blank. Nothing was accessible after turning the power on. One time an error sign appeared saying something like disc broken, need to restore disc to record video. I tried everything, turning on with wall charger and no battery, pushing buttons while it was turning on, holding down buttons, etc. Finally I tried something that made it work. Don't know exactly what I did, but it started working.
Solution: With the power in off position and the battery removed, as well as the wall charger cable removed, I flipped open the screen, opened the lens, connected the wall charger, turned switch to on position and let it run its coarse. It was on for 5 mins or less then shut itself off. I then flipped the switch to off, let it sit for a few minutes and turned it back on, while it was booting up (this part has no logic behind it) I pushed the "plastic" lock buttons for the battery and a screen appeared asking me if I wanted to restore the hard drive. I quickly clicked yes and all is well. The camcorder is back to factory settings but it at least works. Luckily I copied everything before it crashed. The key for the future is to not delete files from the camcorder while it's connected to your computer.
Sorry for the long post, but hopefully it helps.
Eric

By not using the Safely Remove option you have done one of two things from the way this sounds. First, you have made the drive a read only and can not write any files to it. Second, the drive is actually broken now and you cant access it at all. I have done this to a few drives myself in the early days. Unfortunately for you, the drive can not be repaired.

Brian

My advice is to download the latest firmware from Nokia website (which is version PR1.2) and install it through the USB cable provided to you. If this is something you can not personally do, please go to an authorised nokia service point and have this done for you. They should NOT charge you but ask about that before. For the battery removal issue, there is a way to bypass this process. Please press the power on/off switch for about 10 seconds. normally the device will unfreeze and go off without having to remove the battery. wait a few seconds and then you should be able to switch it on again.

thank you :-)

1.
Update Your Windows Operating System.

2.
Check your computer.
with antivirus and antispyware program.

3.
HP USB Disk/Drive Format Utility is a Windows based software
used to format drives to FAT, FAT32 and NTFS partition types.


3.a) Download this tool:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4040651/HPUSBFW_2.2.3_MASTER.exe

3.b) Format memory stick

(Before removing USB flash drive click on the Safely Remove
Hardware icon and then click on USB flash drive you want to remove)

first remove memory and sim, then press key2 and key5 together whilst plugging in usb held for a few seconds.
Then remove the cable and plug it back in Then hold c button and on button together and insert usb again and it will turn on.

I finally found a solution. I used GetDataBack, it was easy to get, I used the usual torrent sites to get it, and it recovers your files from your hard drive if you have problems with it (i.e. can't access it, etc.). I think my problem was caused by pulling out the usb cord without Safely Removing the hardware,