Dave, Well, if I unplug the flash drive, then the icon goes away. My USB soundcard is always connected, and doesn't cause the icon to be displayed. The only time I get that icon is if a USB drive is plugged in, with the exception of the all-in-one connected to my pro machine, and once the power button is pressed to turn it off, the icon goes away. Very interesting, I'll have to see if I can find more info on this. HTH, Rick Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ferrin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:39 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplugaflashdrive
It might not and there is no way for me to know for sure but consider this if you would, does it go away after the last item is removed or not, again that is a question I couldn't answer as I use a USB sound card exclusively so there is always something connected up on this system. David Ferrin www.jaws-users.com VIP Conduit Tech Support www.vipconduit.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rick Justice" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplugaflashdrive Hi Don, Yes, that option is available in Windows XP. I always use it for ejectingg cd's, and yesterday I tried it with a flash drive, and noticed that the name of the drive changed to, removeable disk, but this did not remove the safely remove hardware icon from the system tray. HTH, ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Marang" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] is there a particular way to unplugaflashdrive 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/ 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/
