ok, I have been working with Dell ... Vista considers the optical drive and
removable hard drive as devices ...
When it starts giving the error ...
right click the microsoft logo in the lower left of your screen ...
click on properties ...
select the notification tab ...
then the customize button by the icon info ...
go down until you find the remove hardware icon ...
change it from "hide when inactive" to "hide" ...
you will have to do this everytime it starts acting up ...
it doesn't really fix the problem but it does shut it up (so far) ...
good luck, beth
"Scott" wrote:
Quote:
> Same problem here also! Also a Dell Inspiron, 1525 to be exact.
>
> "Beth Sexton" wrote:
> Quote:
> > David, mine does the same thing. I am running Vista on a Dell Inspiron, what
> > do you have?
> >
> > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> > Quote:
> > > But did you reboot the machine after unplugging the problematic devices?
> > >
> > > "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > news:CAFFC10E-D2CE-4EC4-85A7-15089DC7BB23@xxxxxx
> > > >I plugged and unplugged my flash drives. It hasn't beeped much in the last
> > > > hour, but it did beep once or twice!
> > > >
> > > > "Colin Barnhorst" wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Unplug and reboot to clear everything.
> > > >>
> > > >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > >> news:29C3EF04-5377-4FFB-B10A-CD829B4A3E2E@xxxxxx
> > > >> >I assumed that what both terms meant.....just wanted to be sure.
> > > >> > Thanks for the assistance. I'll keep plugging and unplugging.
> > > >> > Something's
> > > >> > gotta give.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > "Bob F." wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> >> Pen drive is another name for a flash drive also sometimes called a
> > > >> >> thumb
> > > >> >> drive...and others. "Needs to be satisfied" as the phrase implied mean
> > > >> >> "do
> > > >> >> what it is asking". If it says "safely remove hardware" then do what
> > > >> >> it
> > > >> >> takes to put in a state where you can do that, and do it. See what
> > > >> >> happens.
> > > >> >> From here you might just find the right combination of plugging and
> > > >> >> unplugging to stop your system from complaining.
> > > >> >>
> > > >> >> --
> > > >> >> Regards, BobF.
> > > >> >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > >> >> news:ABBD4CFE-74FB-4612-A4A9-AB34262A38EF@xxxxxx
> > > >> >> >I only had 2 flash drives connected and my iPod. I don't know what a
> > > >> >> >pen
> > > >> >> > drive is nor what "needs to be satisfied" means. I did try to plug
> > > >> >> > in
> > > >> >> > the
> > > >> >> > flash drives and iPod since then. They both disconnected safely, but
> > > >> >> > I'm
> > > >> >> > still getting the errors and sounds.
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > David
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> > "Bob F." wrote:
> > > >> >> >
> > > >> >> >> Exclamation marks, red "x"'s. anything out of the ordinary. Did
> > > >> >> >> you
> > > >> >> >> ever
> > > >> >> >> have a pen drive connected? Maybe it needs to be satisfied if you
> > > >> >> >> did.
> > > >> >> >> Plug one in, then remove it. Any other USB device may also fool
> > > >> >> >> it.
> > > >> >> >>
> > > >> >> >> --
> > > >> >> >> Regards, BobF.
> > > >> >> >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > >> >> >> news:C7DB6958-6480-4D57-BB87-0EB6D904E0E0@xxxxxx
> > > >> >> >> >I don't see anything unusual there. What should I be looking for?
> > > >> >> >> > David
> > > >> >> >> >
> > > >> >> >> > "Bob F." wrote:
> > > >> >> >> >
> > > >> >> >> >> Anything show up in Device Manager?
> > > >> >> >> >>
> > > >> >> >> >> --
> > > >> >> >> >> Regards, BobF.
> > > >> >> >> >> "David" <David@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > >> >> >> >> news:AFC2DDC7-8A50-447A-A508-8162763C64AC@xxxxxx
> > > >> >> >> >> >I have no hardware connected to my laptop (no printers, flash
> > > >> >> >> >> >drives,
> > > >> >> >> >> >iPods,
> > > >> >> >> >> > etc.), but the computer keeps making the "safely remove
> > > >> >> >> >> > hardware"
> > > >> >> >> >> > beep
> > > >> >> >> >> > every
> > > >> >> >> >> > few minutes. The icon to do this quickly appears on the
> > > >> >> >> >> > bottom
> > > >> >> >> >> > taskbar
> > > >> >> >> >> > for a
> > > >> >> >> >> > second. I was able to catch it and open it, but it shows no
> > > >> >> >> >> > hardware.
> > > >> >> >> >> > How
> > > >> >> >> >> > can I stop the comoputer from thinking something is attached?
> > > >> >> >> >> >
> > > >> >> >> >> >
> > > >> >> >> >>
> > > >> >> >> >>
> > > >> >> >>
> > > >> >>
> > > >>
> > >