I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.

I apparently turned it off some time to-day before the computer was of and
now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
etc.
How can I stop it? It drives me crazy and it is constantly now in fron of
me face while I am typing this.

Karolus des Reyches197 said:

> I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
>
> I apparently turned it off some time today before the computer was off and
> now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
> etc.

Possible clues...
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...mDays=&InCC=on

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http://support.microsoft.com

I looked there first and opened a number of articles, but none pertained to
my problem.


"dev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> Karolus des Reyches197 said:
>
> > I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
> >
> > I apparently turned it off some time today before the computer was off
and
> > now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
> > etc.
>
> Possible clues...
>
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...mDays=&InCC=on
>
> --
> For most XP answers and tweaks...
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
> http://support.microsoft.com

And the problem is what - forgetfulness? Disconnect the drive using the
correct procedure or corrupt the drive!

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Regards:

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

"Karolus des Reyches197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I looked there first and opened a number of articles, but none pertained
to
> my problem.
>
>
> "dev" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Karolus des Reyches197 said:
> >
> > > I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
> > >
> > > I apparently turned it off some time today before the computer was off
> and
> > > now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed
etc.
> > > etc.
> >
> > Possible clues...
> >
>
http://support.microsoft.com/search/...mDays=&InCC=on
> >
> > --
> > For most XP answers and tweaks...
> > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_abc.htm
> > http://dougknox.com http://aumha.org
> > http://support.microsoft.com
>
>

"Karolus des Reyches197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
>
> I apparently turned it off some time to-day before the computer was of and
> now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
> etc.
> How can I stop it? It drives me crazy and it is constantly now in fron of
> me face while I am typing this.
>
>
Shut the machine down. Power up the external drive. Power up the machine.
When it has booted up, go into my computer, right click on the external's
icon and run a disk check. Fix any problems. When it has done, still in my
computer, right clik go into properties, and choose the hardware tab. Double
click on the exteral drive. Select the policies tab. Deselect 'Enable write
caching' so the box does not have a tick in it. Click the circle at the top
that says 'Optimize for quick removal'.
That should do it, and ensure that it doesn't happen again.
Chris

I turned off the computer for 10 minutes,
and it is gone.

BUT while it comes up with that message it drives you "bananas", it must
come up HUNDREDS of times and keeps on coming and coming.


"Chris Holden" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "Karolus des Reyches197" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:%(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
> >
> > I apparently turned it off some time to-day before the computer was of
and
> > now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
> > etc.
> > How can I stop it? It drives me crazy and it is constantly now in fron
of
> > me face while I am typing this.
> >
> >
> Shut the machine down. Power up the external drive. Power up the machine.
> When it has booted up, go into my computer, right click on the external's
> icon and run a disk check. Fix any problems. When it has done, still in my
> computer, right clik go into properties, and choose the hardware tab.
Double
> click on the exteral drive. Select the policies tab. Deselect 'Enable
write
> caching' so the box does not have a tick in it. Click the circle at the
top
> that says 'Optimize for quick removal'.
> That should do it, and ensure that it doesn't happen again.
> Chris
>
>

Hi Karolus,

The following articles might be useful in your case:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330174

330174 - "Delayed Write Failed" Error Message When You Manage Files in
Windows XP
When you save or move documents or during general file-management
activities in Windows XP, you may intermittently receive "Delayed
Write Failed" error messages.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;818788

818788 - "{Delayed Write Failed}" Error Message When You Unplug a USB
2.0 Storage Device
When you unplug a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 storage device from
your computer, you may receive an error message that is similar to the
following: "{Delayed Write Failed} Windows was unable to save all the
data for the file \Device\ HardDiskVolume...


Hope this helps.



On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:41:20 -0500, "Karolus des Reyches197"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
>
>I apparently turned it off some time to-day before the computer was of and
>now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
>etc.
> How can I stop it? It drives me crazy and it is constantly now in fron of
>me face while I am typing this.
>

Hi again. I read that article earlier and now again.

The problem is that the area under policies where one should be able to
check off Delayed writing are checked, but grayed out and I cannot uncheck
it.

Just checked it again.

"roger" <sergiorogerdon'(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Karolus,
>
> The following articles might be useful in your case:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;330174
>
> 330174 - "Delayed Write Failed" Error Message When You Manage Files in
> Windows XP
> When you save or move documents or during general file-management
> activities in Windows XP, you may intermittently receive "Delayed
> Write Failed" error messages.
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;818788
>
> 818788 - "{Delayed Write Failed}" Error Message When You Unplug a USB
> 2.0 Storage Device
> When you unplug a Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 storage device from
> your computer, you may receive an error message that is similar to the
> following: "{Delayed Write Failed} Windows was unable to save all the
> data for the file \Device\ HardDiskVolume...
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> On Sat, 31 Jan 2004 20:41:20 -0500, "Karolus des Reyches197"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I have an external disk in addition to the internal one.
> >
> >I apparently turned it off some time to-day before the computer was of
and
> >now I get constantly those darn reminders that Delayed Write failed etc.
> >etc.
> > How can I stop it? It drives me crazy and it is constantly now in fron
of
> >me face while I am typing this.
> >
>