Re: Removeable USB Drive Shows Up As Disconnected Network Drive
From: je7383 (Jeff7383_at_anon.postalias)
Date: 02/10/05
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Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 04:25:02 -0800
Thanks Jeff. I'll try this as soon as I get back to the client site.
I appreciate your help.
JE
""Jeff Qiu [MSFT]"" wrote:
> Hi JE,
>
> Based on my test, I have reproduce the problem.
>
> Here is what I have done and how I fixed the situation after it.
>
> 1. Map your the first available driver letter to a network share.
>
> for example, your driver letter lasts to d:, then we create a mapped driver
> E: to \\server\share
>
> 2. Stop the original file share \\server\share
>
> Now, when try to access the E:, we will get a disconnected network share.
>
> NOTE: we do not attempted to disconnect it here.
>
> 3. Plug in the USB flash drive.
>
> By default, the USB flash drive will be installed on the first available
> drive letter that is E: here.
>
> From Windows Explorer, you will see nothing changed or added.
>
> 4. Type diskmgmt.msc from Start > Run and you will see the new plugged in
> USB flash disk installed as driver E: - a removable drive. But I cannot
> explorer here. You may change drive letter here to show it.
>
> 5. Try to disconnect that E: from Windows Explorer, you will get an error.
> Something failed.
> NOTE: I have also tested that if we do the disconnect at step 2, it will
> work correctly.
>
> For Now, even if we restore the share or unplug the USB flash drive, the E:
> refused to be disconnected.
>
> What I have tried to fix it is as the following:
>
> a. Unplug the USB disk.
> b. Reshare the original share folder.
> c. Go to map driver from Explorer again.
> d. Create the map on E: to that \\server\share again.
> e. Now, you can disconnect this E:.
> f. Everything should be fine again.
>
> I believe this is an issue with disconnected network share and USB device.
> I will add it to our internal database. However, since it is not a high
> business impacted issue, a fix is not going to be released very soon. I
> will try to monitor it and update here as soon as possible.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Jeff Qiu
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> >Thread-Topic: Removeable USB Drive Shows Up As Disconnected Network Drive
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> >From: =?Utf-8?B?amU3Mzgz?= <Jeff7383@anon.postalias>
> >Subject: Re: Removeable USB Drive Shows Up As Disconnected Network Drive
> >Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 06:25:06 -0800
> >microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
> >
> >The icon that I'm referring to is it's representation in My Computer or
> >Explorer.
> >And yes, you'd think that either the drive is connected or disconnected,
> but
> >that's not the case in this situation, there in lies my problem.
> >
> >The description in My Computer says that drive E is a disconnected network
> >drive, but I can access the LOCAL card reader just by clicking on the
> drive E
> >icon. When I create a shortcut to the drive on the desktop, everything
> comes
> >up the way it should, i.e. it displays as a removeable drive with the
> correct
> >icon associated with it. That is , it shows up correctly on the desktop,
> but
> >still shows up as a disconnected network drive, with the network drive
> icon
> >type and description, in explorer and My Computer.
> >
> >Other than displaying incorrectly in Explorer / My Computer and not
> >automatically opening when inserted, everything appears the way it should.
> I
> >can access all of the files on the drive, it shows up correctly in the
> Safely
> >Remove Hardware dialog box, it is identified correctly when I look at the
> >power tab of the root hub, and otherwise works as it should.
> >
> >It just shows the wrong description and type in My Computer / Explorer,
> and
> >the drive does not go away when it is removed. The mapping for E: still
> >appears in My Computer / Explorer as a disconnected network drive.
> >
> >Sorry for the confusion.
> >
> >JE
> >
> >"Trent)" wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:21:02 -0800, je7383 <Jeff7383@anon.postalias>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> >I have a client running Windows XP SP1 who, could not see a USB compact
> flash
> >> >reader, or so they thought.
> >> >
> >> >Upon closer examination I determined that Drive E: appears as a network
> >> >drive in My Computer with a type of Disconnected Network Drive. I tried
> to
> >> >disconnect drive E:, but was unable to.
> >>
> >> I'm not sure I understand what yer sayin'. What do you mean you tried
> >> to 'disconnect'. It should be either disconnected...or not.
> >>
> >> Did you get an icon on the taskbar to 'safely remove hardware'?
> >>
> >> >I also found that when I attached the reader, I was able to access it's
> >> >contents through the disconnected network drive entry, but the type and
> >> >description didn't change. I was able to change the description, but
> the type
> >> >stays the same, it never changes to removeable media.
> >>
> >> >Because it's not recognized as removeable, the icon / mapping to E:
> doesn't
> >> >go away when the device is removed, and the autoplay feature doesn't
> work.
> >>
> >> Where is this icon you speak of?
> >>
> >> >What I would like to be able to do is correct it so that the drive is
> >> >recognized appropriately, and that it opens whenever it is detected.
> >>
> >> I've never seen that happen with a card reader. It simply gets
> >> installed as any other IDE device. When you want to access, you need
> >> to go to it...and click on it.
> >>
> >>
> >> Have a nice one...
> >>
> >> Trent
> >>
> >> Budweiser: Helping ugly people have sex since 1876!
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
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