-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Eject USB fails
- From: "RecklessMaverick" <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 16:03:59 -0500
I opened sysinternals' Process Explorer. Stopped everything that I thought
might be the problem, including Win Patrol, a Toshiba utility that monitors
hard drives and everything portable that I carry on it. I might have to get
Hijack This and see what it says.
Bingo! Maybe. I just went to my systray see if the portable HiJack was in
any of my portable folders and I noticed that AVG has a second icon that
shows and it indicates that AVG is scanning my portable devices. I will
have to watch and see if this is happening every time I have the problem.
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gman
Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:20 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Eject USB fails
You've bsically answered this one yourself. Something that's loading on
startup is referencing something on the USB drive. As an example, if you
store your email data files on the USB drive and open up your email client,
that would be enough to cause this issue. If you have installed anything
directly to the external, that could also be the cause.
Review what's stored on the external and think in terms of what might be
required by 'anything' during bootup. Properly relocate any items you feel
might be the cause and try again until you get it back to the functionality
you want.
Peace,
Gman
http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
"The entire future of humankind is yet to be written"
----- Original Message -----
From: "RecklessMaverick" <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:33 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Eject USB fails
>I use USB hard drives a lot. When I select Eject Device Safely I always
>get
> the device is in use error message. However, there are no windows open,
> no
> applications open in the taskbar and nothing in the systray area using the
> device.
>
>
> I reboot and the problem still exists even though there is nothing in the
> startup menu and no autorun/autoplay dialog boxes open.
>
>
> I have looked through the task manager and see nothing that might be using
> the drive(s).
>
>
> Is there a reason that Windows cannot identify what is actually using the
> device?
>
>
> Is there a utility that can?
>
>
> Is there a way to force the system to close whatever and allow removal of
> the hard drive?
>
>
> Reboot to SAFE mode and everything ejects. Obviously, some secret service
> or process is starting during boot that opens the device and refuses to
> let
> it close. Time to install WinPatrol and see if it can identify it.
>
> Don
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