Re: USB "Safely Remove" Opps!

On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 08:02:04 -0400, MOB <mobrien11@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:16:40 GMT, Popeye <popeye@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:51:33 -0400, John Smith
<crassono_spam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In the past I've used two USB devices which I habitually remove
without shutting XP down: the little reader that reads my camera's
memory card and a little 2gig flash memory I bought at Staples. The
Safely Remove feature worked OK with these.
Recently I also connnected a USB enclosure with an IDE hard drive
inside it to clone to. When I tried using the Safely Disconnect icon
on this drive I got this message "Exception occurred trying to run
shell32.dll, control_Rundll hotplug.dll". The balloon "You may safely
disconnect your device" does appear, and the temporary drive icon
disappears from the tray. Anyone know how to cure this? Do you think
it is REALLY safe to turn the drive off at that point? (that's a
backup clone of my c: drive, I wouldn't want to destroy data, I'd
really need the thing in a dire emergency). Also, now the same thing
happens with my other two disconnecable devices.
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Opps! name of free removal tool is USBdeview

I have a PNY Attache usb device that I've used 4 or 5 times. I feel
sure that in the beginning, I did find a way to "safely remove." Now,
however, no icon appears in the system tray. And I have not found any
other way to remove it specifically "safely."

What I did this morning was to right-click the L: drive on my
application drive and click on "Close." Then I removed the device.

I have no idea if I've removed it "safely" or not. So I have two
questions:

1. What damage can be done to what, if the device is removed not
safely?

2. How can I get the icon to appear in the system tray like it says
it will here:
http://www2.pny.com/support/media//Files%5C18e7704f-32da-4853-9130-d758570a48c8/M20_v1%5B4%5D_v1.pdf
?

Thanks.

I meant on the application bar at the bottom of the screen.
.

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