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Old 02-05-2008   #7 (permalink)
Uwe Sieber


 
 

Re: External HD and USB sticks "Safely Remove Problem"


Is it found at all in the Help files?

Uwe


Indigo wrote:
Quote:

> Thanks for this it has been driving me crazy - thinking that my USB will self
> destruct because I removed it while the light is still on - this 'feature' is
> not quite logical (given that for XP users the light does go off) and can not
> be found easily in the Help files
>
> "Uwe Sieber" wrote:
>
Quote:

>> When it says that it's safe then it is. It's a
>> new 'feature' of Vista that the USB drives appear
>> to stay on after successful 'prepare for safe removal'.
>>
>>
>> Uwe
>>
>>
>>
>> Gus wrote:
Quote:

>>> Hello everyone, I own a Western Digital Book 250GB Essential Edition, and two
>>> USB sticks 1. Verbatim Store & Go 2. Kingston Mini Fun. They work perfectly
>>> in Windows Vista Bussines 32x but when it comes the time to remove them none
>>> of them stop working, even if it says that i can safely remove the mass
>>> storage device. I downloaded the hotfix #931619 and the problem still exists.
>>> Can anyone please help me to solve this issue? I have just bought the wd hd
>>> and i don't want to break it...
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