This will quite likely work, and at least save you the restart: Enter Device Manager (Windows/Pause -- Hardware -- Device Manager)
Right-click on Computer and select 'scan for hardware changes' At 06:54 PM 19-02-04 -0600, you wrote: >True, Les, but my problem is that the device doesn't come back until I >restart Windows. > >Jim Sims > >Les Berkley wrote: > >>Hello! >> >>Not sure about Win 2K, but under XP, there is a "Safely Remove Hardware" >>icon that shows up in the Taskbar. You select the piece of hardware you want >>to remove, and a few seconds later, it tells you it is OK to remove it. >> >>Les >> >> >> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>Subject: [filmscanners] Device interface and Windows 2000 >>> >>> >>>I am having an annoying problem with my scanners and card >>>readers interfacing with my computer. Often, but not every >>>time, when I turn off one of my devices or remove a media >>>card from a card reader I encounter an alert to "eject or >>>unplug the device" under penalty of an unstable system. I >>>would not mind doing this but in order to bring the device >>>back on line I must restart the computer and, in the case of >>>my Epson scanner (USB interface), I have had to uninstall and >>>reinstall the drivers. I have a 6in1 internal card reader >>>that, once "ejected or unplugged", won't come back without a >>>system restart. The only devices that do not cause any >>>problem are the Epson printer (USB) and Polaroid 120 scanner >>>(Firewire). >>> >>>Has anyone else had this problem and, if so, is there a remedy? >>> >>>Thanks in advance, >>> >>>Jim Sims >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------- >Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' >or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body > >__________ NOD32 1.626 (20040217) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >http://www.nod32.com > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
