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
