USB Hardware Device

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I've just installed Vista updates on my laptop and now it thinks my hard
drive is a removable USB device. HELP!!
 
Kopite1970 said:
I've just installed Vista updates on my laptop and now it thinks my hard
drive is a removable USB device. HELP!!
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Have you tried turning it off and on again?

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I have the same "problem". I have just uninstalled my D drive and on
restarting it was back as if nothing had happened with the same error
message as before. I am timid of trying this with drive C but suspect the
result would be the same. From half remembered googling some days ago I
understand that this is typically the result of updating a Nvidia display
adaptor (mine is Nvidia 7600 GS with passive cooling, driver version
7.15.11.6222) and that it is a harmless new "feature" intended to help when
unplugging removable SCSI hard drives. The persistent icon in the sys tray
is just a minor irritation that should be ignored. Getting rid of it is
likely to mean that it won't appear when it is needed for a removable USB
device.

Delete the HD in Device Manager and reboot
 
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