Hi

For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click before
I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?

If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?

Ta
Neil

From:	pedro
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:52:06 GMT

Neil J wrote:

>Hi
>
>For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click before
>I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>
>If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
>
>Ta
>Neil
>
>
>

Windoze XP doesn't normally use it. Only sometimes for some technical
reason I guess. Only Win98, and maybe some other versions, uses it
always. (afaik)

--

rgds,

Pete
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From:	Colin
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:59:16 +1100

"pedro" wrote in message
news:aliId.128523$K7.20231@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Neil J wrote:
>>For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
>>before
>>I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>>
>>If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
>>
>>Ta
>>Neil

>
> Windoze XP doesn't normally use it. Only sometimes for some technical
> reason I guess. Only Win98, and maybe some other versions, uses it
> always. (afaik)

??? Never seen it on a Win98SE PC - only ever on a W2K or XP install.

Seems to only appear if a storage device( camera, USB stick,Zip drive, card
reader etc) is plugged in

From:	Unknown
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:06:27 +1100

"pedro" wrote in message
news:aliId.128523$K7.20231@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> Neil J wrote:
>
>
>>Hi
>>
>>For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
>>before
>>I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>>
>>If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
>>
>>Ta
>>Neil
>>
>>
>
> Windoze XP doesn't normally use it.

Wrong. Seen it on every Xp with a USB item attached.

From:	Phuoc Nghuy
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 08:53:55 +1000

On Sun, 23 Jan 2005 22:06:27 +1100, somethin wrote:

>
> "pedro" wrote in message
> news:aliId.128523$K7.20231@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> Neil J wrote:
>>

>>
>> Windoze XP doesn't normally use it.
>
> Wrong. Seen it on every Xp with a USB item attached.

If the device has write caching enabled.....

Phuoc

From:	Unknown
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 07:33:10 +1100

"Neil J" wrote in message
news:41f0ee1c$0$16979$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi
>
> For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
> before
> I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>

You sure it isnt behind the "<" near the time and thus hidden?

It isn't necessarily a problem but if you are worried, you can leave it
until you shut down the computer at which time it is safe to remove it
anyway.

From:	Neil J
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:22:13 +1100

No - my inactive (or any other) icons aren't hidden. It is simply not there.

"Unknown" wrote in message
news:aGdId.216$e77.9167@nnrp1.ozemail.com.au...
>
> "Neil J" wrote in message
> news:41f0ee1c$0$16979$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> > Hi
> >
> > For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
> > before
> > I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
> >
>
> You sure it isnt behind the "<" near the time and thus hidden?
>
> It isn't necessarily a problem but if you are worried, you can leave it
> until you shut down the computer at which time it is safe to remove it
> anyway.
>
>

From:	Damien McBain
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:47:55 +1100

Neil J wrote:
> Hi
>
> For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
> before I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>
> If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
>
> Ta
> Neil

Just rip it out. I've never had a problem removing devices without telling
windows first.

--
damien clan .
@ mcbain com

there's no place like 127.0.0.1

From:	Gregory Toomey
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:38:14 +1000

Damien McBain wrote:

> Neil J wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
>> before I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>>
>> If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
>>
>> Ta
>> Neil
>
> Just rip it out. I've never had a problem removing devices without telling
> windows first.
>

Won't it be offended?

gtoomey

From:	Neil J
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:22:44 +1100

nice one Greg !

"Gregory Toomey" wrote in message
news:35clv7F4l5tc8U1@individual.net...
> Damien McBain wrote:
>
> > Neil J wrote:
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
> >> before I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
> >>
> >> If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
> >>
> >> Ta
> >> Neil
> >
> > Just rip it out. I've never had a problem removing devices without
telling
> > windows first.
> >
>
> Won't it be offended?
>
> gtoomey

From:	Hunter1
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:11:12 +0800

Gregory Toomey wrote:
> Damien McBain wrote:
>
>>Neil J wrote:
>>
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
>>>before I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>>>
>>>If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?
>>>
>>>Ta
>>>Neil
>>
>>Just rip it out. I've never had a problem removing devices without telling
>>windows first.
>
> Won't it be offended?

Depends whether it blew its' bits before ripping it out.

From:	Fred Ferd
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 00:18:11 GMT

"Neil J" wrote in message
news:41f0ee1c$0$16979$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> Hi
>
> For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
> before
> I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?

Its XP is smarter than 2000.

XP , by default, sets these things to 'keep disk up to date" so so that if
you are sure the file transfer has stopped, you can just disconnect.

In XP, If you want to get your USB drives to go faster, you can change the
caching strategy in the properties of the drive (hardware not filesystem )..

> If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?

I was using "sync.exe" to when I was using 2000.
it writes back all filesystems. It seemed a better thing to do then to use
that silly shutdown device thing anyway.
just put sync.exe on the desktop or start menu or task bar, and its easy to
use...

>
> Ta
> Neil
>
>

From:	Rom
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:08:38 +1100

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:57:01 +1100, Neil J rambled:

> how can I make it re-appear ?

Try running the Hardware Wizard, Uninstall/Unplug a device >
Unplug/Eject a device etc. You may find an option to check for showing
the icon, or it may show the next time a USB device is plugged in.

--
Rom

From:	Neil J
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Sat, 22 Jan 2005 21:50:29 +1100

Looking at the hardware wizard, it didn't give me that option. The
troubleshooter (including via Device Manager) says it is working ok and I
can't see any boxes to check ....?

"Rom" wrote in message
news:in14v05lkfk036a691uoflrrh2u0853mhg@news.individual.net...
> On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:57:01 +1100, Neil J rambled:
>
> > how can I make it re-appear ?
>
> Try running the Hardware Wizard, Uninstall/Unplug a device >
> Unplug/Eject a device etc. You may find an option to check for showing
> the icon, or it may show the next time a USB device is plugged in.
>
> --
> Rom

From:	Martin Taylor
Subject:	Re: No 'disconnect' icon for my USB drive ?
Date:	Mon, 24 Jan 2005 14:37:10 +1000

Neil said....

> Hi
>
> For some reason my PC doesn't show the thingy that you need to click
> before I would normally remove my USB drive ... is that a problem ?
>
> If I need to have the icon, how can I make it re-appear ?

This reminds me. When I installed XP, all I had to do was to right click
on the thumbdrive under Explorer and select "eject".

Now, for the past few days, this option no longer works.

I can click on it, etc. but nothing happens. I have to click on the icon
in the system tray titled "Safely Remove Hardware" then go through 3 or
4 clicks and windows just to disconnect the drive. If I don't, and just
rip it out, like I did the other day, I risk corrupting files on the
drive, like I did the other day.

And I have no idea as to why this suddenly changed.