[access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE

Yes, I get an error message about drive not being available.
George may be right. I may find an eject option on the drive I'm using. I'll look next time. Have never thought of it on the CF cards, though I do use that option on other USB drives I have. 

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Carol
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 12:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
Carol, Having just re-read your original message I think there maybe 2 separate things going on.
If I understand you have a internal card reader that you use for Compact flash cards? I'm not sure what the procedure for removing a CF card from one of these is, because I think the way you are doing it removes the whole card reader as well as the CF card. I've not used an internal card reader before so I'm not sure how to advise you on this one. Or even if my theory is correct.
As to the external USB issue I have seen this before but for me its usually happened because the device wasn't properly removed.
Can I just clarify, are you getting an error message when trying to re-insert a CF card or external hard drive? Something along the lines of there has been an error? (smile) aren't windows error messages helpful. 

Or is it that the card or hard drive just isn't being recognised.
Yusuf
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:59 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
Thanks, Usuf, but I definitely stop and remove the hardware properly. Like you, I have occasionally come across the message that indicates the device isn't stopped but a repeat does it. 

I'm a bit foxed with this one, let me tell you.

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Carol
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Yusuf" <yusufaosman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 9:34 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE
Hi Carol, The only thing I thought was are you making sure that your correctly removing the storage device? Do you go through the steps: 1 safely remove hardware, 2 select the device from the list, 3 tab to stop device and then make sure that windows has given you the message that it is safe to remove the device.
sometimes I have noticed that windows says it is unable to remove the device and gives an ok button. but repeating the process works. I think this is down to a program in windows stil accessing the hard drive. 

HTH
Yusuf
----- Original Message ----- From: "Carol Pearson" <carol.pearson@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 
To: "Access UK Mailing List" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:20 PM
Subject: [access-uk] A PROBLEM WITH USB STORAGE DEVICE



Hi All,
Forgive me if you've seen this but I had no replies and wondered whether the original message got through. Any help would be much appreciated.
I'm having a problem with my USB storage device, built into the computer, in that, once I've stopped a device to take out a CF card (or similar), I then cannot insert another card of the same type and get the device going again. This also applies to my stand-alone USB ports and an external card reader I 
sometimes use.  My only way forward seems to be to reboot.  As I am
frequently wanting to use various cards, this is somewhat annoying, to say 
the least ...

I don't recall that these ports always worked like this and wonder if
something has changed (with regard to MS Services which may have become
turned off (perhaps as various software has been introduced or upgraded) 
that are needed for my USB's to function correctly.
I haven't knowingly played with any Services and, before doing so, would value any thoughts as to whether a manual change made by me will solve the problem. If you have any suggestions, I look forward to hearing from you. 

Thanks.

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Carol
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