Don, That may be the difference as I am using XP Pro. Thanks for the clarification
Al -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of Donald Marang Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:43 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplug a flash drive No, I am not sure if Eject would perform the Safely remove function. If not, it should. I have Vista Home Premium, perhaps this is not available on XP? Don Marang ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan & Terrie Robbins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:41 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplugaflashdrive > Don > > The only choice I see similar to wat you mention below is > the choice Eject? Would that be the same? > > Al > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]on Behalf Of > Donald > Marang > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 7:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to > unplug > aflashdrive > > > The quickest way to perform this function that I know of is > to select it > from the context menu in Windows Explorer. With this > method, there are no > dialogs to respond to and it works for any drive letter. > Just select the > drive at the "Computer" level, press the Applications key, > press "S" for > "Safely remove" and hit Enter. > > Don Marang > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Silly Goose" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:07 AM > Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to > unplug a > flashdrive > > >> If Safely remove hardware does not appear in the Systems > tray I discovered >> a >> temporary fix. >> Use Windows r to open the run dialog box and paste in the > following >> RunDll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll >> >> Then press enter and the Safely Remove Hardware window > opens. >> >> I just save the text in a document that can be opened and > copied quickly >> if >> the need arises. >> >> Sherrie Gosling >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "jason smith" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 7:57 AM >> Subject: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to > unplug a flash >> drive >> >> >> Hi list, >> I have a flash drive, that I want to start using instead > of relying on >> floppy disks, which tend to be more fragile. As I > understand it, I just >> plug >> the flash drive into one of the USB ports on my computer. > And it should >> show >> up as drive E in the "my computer" list. Is that correct? >> From what I understand, when using a USB external hard > drive, you are >> meant to select the "safely remove hardware" option from > somewhere on the >> computer before unplugging the external drive from the > computer? Is this >> correct? And where do I find that option for when I start > using my >> external >> drive? Do you have to follow the same procedure for > unplugging a USB flash >> drive? And are Flash drives and USB hard drives regarded > as the same >> thing? >> As I have a 500 gig external hard drive. And an only 1 gig > flash drive. >> Thanks Jason >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ >> >> >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list > visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
