Re: Safely remove hardware

OK, I got the "The device cannot be stopped now" message when I clicked the
icon with my storage device open. So, you're right.

Thank you for your help.
Thanks everybody else for your input.
--
edith


"Tim Med***" wrote:

What you've got to remember is two things:

1). The fact that once you've clicked on a device in the 'Safely Remove
Hardware' icon's list, it can only be ONE of TWO answers! Either it's the
[missing] SAFE message OR you WILL (I firmly believe) get the other message
(because, as my reasoning goes, this other message is not displayed using
the same technique). You can try this out - open a program that lives on a
pen drive and click on the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon. I bet you get the
NOT SAFE message displayed clearly. (but I'd still like to know for sure)

....and

2). If you have *any* drives set [configured] to "Optimized for quick
removal" in it's property page, even though you CAN go through the 'Safely
Remove Hardware' icon process - it is entirely unnecessary. You CAN just
unplug it IF it configured this way.


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Cheers, Tim Med***, Peckham, London. :-)




"em21" <em21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Yes, you got it Tim. It is the appearace of the message that it is now
safe
to remove that I'm missing. I been able to get it for the last few years,
now
all of sudden is gone.

When I right click the icon, it opens the Safely Remove Hardware window
(grey square) that shows what USB port, or ports I'm using. The one that
shows properties and all that.

If I left click the icon, I get the rectangular message that shows what
device is connected. When I click the device I want to close the device
name
just dissapears.

Thank you for all the information you gave. At least I won't be afraid to
disconnect if I don't see the message. But, I sure would like to get it
back.
I've grown to depend on it. Is there some troubleshooting I can do to get
it
back?

Thanks,
--
edith





"Tim Med***" wrote:

Putting your question together with the answer given by "teabag" and
assuming that you have Windows Search 4.0 installed (or even some other
installation that is causing the same sort of issue) then it appears to
me
that your problem is just with the *appearance* of the "It is now safe to
remove drive <drive> from the system" message.

If that is so, then just by left-clicking on the [system tray] icon, and
then on the device and drive letter in question, will be enough!

The appearance of the "It is now safe..." message is not important, just
proceed as though you had seen it.

However, if it is NOT safe to remove the hardware at that time, I firmly
believe that you WILL see a different message telling you so.

The message telling you that it is NOT safe to remove hardware is not in
the
same 'format' as the 'Balloon Tip' that shows up when it is safe.

The NOT SAFE message is, in fact, what's termed a 'Message Box' with an
[ok]
button on it. This would show up when [if] it's required.

So, again, I wouldn't worry about the absence of the little yellow
balloon
that used to show up telling you it's okay to remove your device. It
seems
that it's just a case of it being invisible due to some other software
you
may have installed.

Just proceed as if you HAD seen it.


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Cheers, Tim Med***, Peckham, London. :-)




"em21" <em21@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Can anybody help me with this problem?

How do I get the Safely Remove Hardware feature to tell me when it is
Safe
to remove the hardware?



Before, to disconnect hardware from an USB port, I clicked the Safely
Remove Hardware icon at the right of my taskbar tray, I got a prompt
with
choices of the hardware to disconnect. When I clicked the one I wanted
to
disconnect I got a message that said, (You can safely remove the
hardware).



Now, when I click to disconnect, I get the promt to choose the hardware
I
want to disconnect, but when I click it, the chosen hardware disappear
from the prompt, but I don't get the message that says it's safe to
disconnect.



I went to the

Safely Remove Hardware window and clicked the device I want to
disconnect,
and then clicked Properties/Polices.



In Policies I get 2 choices:

Optimize for quick removal.

Optimized for performance.



I think the one I want is Optimized for performance, but I have it set
there, and it doesn't give me the (it is safe to remove message). I
tried
both ways and it doesn't work either way.



I have Windows XP/SP3



Thanks,

Edith








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