RE: Shorter way to unplug USB devices?

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mary Wrote:
> I have an external hard drive that requires me to actually use the the
> eject
> hardware feature in the system tray. The problem is...the icon's not
> there
> to use it!! How do I get the icon there to safely remove the hardware?
> I
> have windows xp.
>
> "Thomas Jerkins" wrote:
> -
> The normal way to unplug USB devices from computers is:
> - to right click on the USB icon in the Systray
> "Unplug or eject Hardware"
> - to select the hardware device
> - to click on the button "Stop"
> - to confirm the unplugging
> - to confirm the message window "The device can now be safely removed
> from the system"
>
> Hmm, rather unconvenient all these steps.
> Isn't there a shorter way to unplug USB devices?
>
> I want a dropdown unplug menu, a click that's it!
>
> Maybe there is a 3rd party utility for this purpose?
>
> Tom
>
> -

Another way to remove an USB device if you don't have the icon on the
taskbar is to go to Control Panel, and then Add/Remove Hardware icon.
Click on the second option (uninstall/Unplug a device), hit next and
the choose the second option again on the next window (unplug/eject a
device). The next window should show you your USB device and you can
now remove it. Yes, I know, this is not an EASIER way to remove it but
will work none the less. Visit this site, it might help you more.
http://tinyurl.com/4kb8m


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