Re: USB/Memory Stick/CD drive problems

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R. C.,
Unfortunately, diskmgmt didn't help. Running the program showed that the
memory stick was recognized but when I right clicked on F and tried to open
it, I rec'd the same message as before - insert disk into drive F. I'm still
unable to see the data on the stick unless I reboot while it's in the usb
slot.

The drive letter F was already assigned to the device.

I'm really at a loss as to what's causing this.


"R. C. White" wrote:

> Hi, CDMax.
>
> Have you checked out Disk Management? One way to get there is Start | Run,
> type: diskmgmt.msc
>
> In Disk Management, you can specifically assign a "drive" letter to your
> Removable Disk so that it will always be seen as F:. If you don't do this,
> the letter will "float", depending on what devices and volumes may be
> connected each time you reboot.
>
> In Disk Management, right-click on that "drive", then choose Properties and
> the Policies tab. Here you can choose between Optimize for quick removal
> and Optimize for performance.
>
> One more thing you might want to look at is the settings in Customize
> Notifications... (right-click on the clock). Your Safely remove hardware
> icon may be set to Hide when inactive. This is perfectly OK, unless you
> don't realize what is happening when it disappears from the SysTray, in
> which case it can be a bit disconcerting.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
.

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