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flash drive problem
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 |
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Joe wrote:
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 ? |
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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. "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Joe wrote: 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 ? |
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Joe wrote:
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 -- Arno Wagner, Dr. sc. techn., Dipl. Inform., CISSP -- Email: GnuPG: ID: 1E25338F FP: 0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F ---- Cuddly UI's are the manifestation of wishful thinking. -- Dylan Evans |
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In article , "Joe" wrote:
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" wrote in message ... Joe wrote: 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 ? |
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Joe wrote:
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. "Rod Speed" wrote in message ... Joe wrote: 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 ? |
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