flash drive problem

[Joe]

I stupidly, twice - after using USB flash drives- just pulled them when done
without properly removing them. Now they are permanently listed in my
"device manager" and in "my computer". I went into device manager and tried
to uninstall them. It seemed to work but the next time I booted up- Vista
found drivers and now they're back in "my computer" and the device manager.
This doesn't seem to be causing a problem but I'd like to get rid of them.
Joe

 

[Rod Speed]

I stupidly, twice - after using USB flash drives- just pulled them
when done without properly removing them. Now they are permanently
listed in my "device manager" and in "my computer". I went into
device manager and tried to uninstall them. It seemed to work but the
next time I booted up- Vista found drivers and now they're back in
"my computer" and the device manager. This doesn't seem to be causing
a problem but I'd like to get rid of them.

Have you tried safely removing them like you should have done in the first place ?

 

[Joe]

Just tried that- installed a new flash drive- but it added a new letter-
didn't use one of the old ones- then when I chose to "remove" it- the OS
just removed the new letter.

 

[Arno]

Just tried that- installed a new flash drive- but it added a new letter-
didn't use one of the old ones- then when I chose to "remove" it- the OS
just removed the new letter.

It the problematic flash maybe not marked as "removable"?

Arno

 

[GMAN]

Just tried that- installed a new flash drive- but it added a new letter-
didn't use one of the old ones- then when I chose to "remove" it- the OS
just removed the new letter.

Boot in safe mode and remove them?

 

[Rod Speed]

Just tried that- installed a new flash drive- but it added a new letter- didn't use one of the old ones- then when I
chose to "remove" it- the OS just removed the new letter.

Dont you get to select which one you want to remove ?

If you dont, the problem isnt with flash drives lasting forever, its
just with drive LETTERS persisting, a different matter entirely.