--- include/Win_GParted.h	2006-11-25 09:56:30.000000000 -0500
+++ include/Win_GParted.h.new	2007-10-30 00:37:29.000000000 -0400
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@
 	unsigned short new_count;//new_count keeps track of the new created partitions
 	FS fs ;
 	bool OPERATIONSLIST_OPEN ;
+	sigc::connection combo_devices_signal_changed_id ;
 									
 	GParted_Core gparted_core ;
 	std::vector<Gtk::Label *> device_info ;
--- src/Win_GParted.cc	2006-12-01 08:14:23.000000000 -0500
+++ src/Win_GParted.cc.new	2007-10-30 00:35:47.000000000 -0400
@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@
 	combo_devices .pack_start( treeview_devices_columns .device ) ;
 	combo_devices .pack_start( treeview_devices_columns .size, false ) ;
 	
-	combo_devices .signal_changed() .connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Win_GParted::combo_devices_changed) );
+	combo_devices_signal_changed_id =
+		combo_devices .signal_changed() .connect( sigc::mem_fun(*this, &Win_GParted::combo_devices_changed) );
 
 	hbox_toolbar .pack_start( combo_devices, Gtk::PACK_SHRINK ) ;
 }
@@ -502,6 +503,7 @@
 
 void Win_GParted::refresh_combo_devices()
 {
+	combo_devices_signal_changed_id .block() ;
 	liststore_devices ->clear() ;
 	
 	menu = manage( new Gtk::Menu() ) ;
@@ -538,6 +540,7 @@
 		menubar_main .items()[ 0 ] .get_submenu() ->items()[ 1 ] .set_submenu( *menu ) ;
 	}
 	
+	combo_devices_signal_changed_id .unblock() ;
 	combo_devices .set_active( current_device ) ;
 }