Re: USB drives
From: Alex Nichol (alexn.mvpdts_at_ntlworld.delete.com)
Date: 03/09/04
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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 13:51:07 +0000
Pgr wrote:
>
>1- I'm using my USB drive and then I log off, forgetting
>to unplug the drive. Do I have to log back on just to
>unplug it, so I can safely remove it, or does logging off
>automatically unplug the device?
You can unplug it when the machine is off without harm
>2- Is there a way to uplug the disk besides using the
>icon on the system tray? Like something you can put in a
>program or batch file?
I find that in XP (but not in earlier windows) that I can unplug mine,
without harm, by simply unplugging it. The system makes its cheerful
little beep in acknowledgment. The 'Safely remove hardware' serves to
ensure that you are not in the middle of transferring data at the time,
but that is usually obvious anyway
-- Alex Nichol MS MVP (Windows Technologies) Bournemouth, U.K. Alexn@mvps.D8E8L.org (remove the D8 bit)
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