No "Safe to remove" msg with mass storage

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I'm running WinXP SP2 on this machine, with USB 2.0 ports. The USB works
perfectly, but when I stop a mass storage device (Lexar JumpDrive, etc.) it
does not give me the "You may safely remove" message that it does on my
other WinXP computers. The mass storage icon just disappears from the
taskbar, which I take to indicate that it's safe to remove it, and there
have been no problems so far when I do so. But I'd feel better if I got that
safe-to-remove message. I *never* got it on this machine that I can recall
(it's a relatively new homebuilt).

Anyone have any ideas or advice?
 
Old Geezer said:
I'm running WinXP SP2 on this machine, with USB 2.0 ports. The USB works
perfectly, but when I stop a mass storage device (Lexar JumpDrive, etc.) it
does not give me the "You may safely remove" message that it does on my
other WinXP computers. The mass storage icon just disappears from the
taskbar, which I take to indicate that it's safe to remove it, and there
have been no problems so far when I do so. But I'd feel better if I got that
safe-to-remove message. I *never* got it on this machine that I can recall
(it's a relatively new homebuilt).

Anyone have any ideas or advice?
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Old Geezer said:
I'm running WinXP SP2 on this machine, with USB 2.0 ports. The USB works
perfectly, but when I stop a mass storage device (Lexar JumpDrive, etc.) it
does not give me the "You may safely remove" message that it does on my
other WinXP computers. The mass storage icon just disappears from the
taskbar, which I take to indicate that it's safe to remove it, and there
have been no problems so far when I do so. But I'd feel better if I got that
safe-to-remove message. I *never* got it on this machine that I can recall
(it's a relatively new homebuilt).

Anyone have any ideas or advice?


I have the same problem. The way I get around it is to leave the device in USB port and remove it after I log off. It's hardly the best way but I am open to other suggestions. Yes, I have disabled the USB port via the device manager but you end up restarting anyway.
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With drive plugged in and detected, open up Windows Explorer, My Computer,
right click on the drive, select PROPERTIES and make sure INDEXING SERVICE
is NOT checked. Then in the PROPERTIES-HARDWARE TAB, select the drive and
go to PROPERTIES again and UNCHECK Enable Write caching on disk and select
the OPTIMIZE FOR PERFORMANCE option.

That should work. I've had the same problems myself.

Sam
 
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