Bob:

Well, thanks for the very helpful response as usual.

I wonder if I get those warnings and weird messages occasionally because I'm
just not waiting long enough to remove the flash drive.

I'll keep working with this, and let you know if I have further problems.

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: off topic: question on proper flash drive usage


> Hi Tom,
>
> I've been using a flash pen drive for over three years now and I have
never
> had trouble with the drive as I just pull the drive out of my u s b port
> after I'm done moving files.  Now there are a couple of things that you
> should keep in mind.  First, if you remove your flash drive and then
> reinsert it, wait about a minute cause if you don't, you might end up with
a
> diferent drive letter.  After copying files, wait until you stop hearing
> action on your hard drive, usually about 10 seconds, before you remove the
> flash drive.  If you keep these things in mind, plug and play and flash
away
> with out a concern!
> Merry Christmas and 73
> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
> Skype Name: bobtinn
> Life is GOOD!
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 4:40 PM
> Subject: off topic: question on proper flash drive usage
>
>
> Hi, all, and Merry Christmas.
>
> I have an interesting little dilemma here.
>
> I just got a 2-gig flash drive to store files on that I use frequently
both
> at work and at home, and I am having trouble ejecting the flash drive once
> I'm done using it.
>
> I know this is a debatable issue;  some say that you can take the flash
> drive right out of your computer with no problem, while others say this is
> very bad practice and can lead to computer problems down the road.  They
> insist that you must follow the "safely remove hardware" instructions and
> respond accordingly with your computer to be totally sure everything is
ok.
>
> In this particular case, I get a number of messages about safely ejecting
> the flash drive, but am having trouble getting to the proper buttons to do
> so.
>
> I'd appreciate anyone who has had more experience than me with this matter
> giving me a bit of advice here.
>
> For the record, I'm using Windows XP pro, and Jaws 7.0.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>