Re: Unsafe removal of device

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From: Dan Noe
Subject: Re: Unsafe removal of device
Date: 14:32 on 23 Feb 2007

On Thu, Feb 22, 2007 at 04:24:30AM +0000, Andrew Black - lists wrote:
> Windoze decides to hibernate itself and I resume.  It then complains
> 
>   Unsafe removal of device
>   _You_ (i.e. me) have unplugged a device
>   PS/2 Compatible Mouse
> 
> So I use the mouse which it claims isn't there but works fine to click 
> on OK.

I built a Windows system with a Western Digital Raptor drive for a
relative.  I was very surprised and a bit scared to see that the
Safely Remove Hardware icon was always present with at least one item:

Safely Remove Drive C: (WD123BLAHBLAHBLAH)

I have yet to find out what would happen if I tried it...

-D

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Unsafe removal of device Andrew Black - lists 04:24 on 22 Feb 2007
- Re: Unsafe removal of device Patrick Carr 13:59 on 23 Feb 2007
- Dan Noe 14:32 on 23 Feb 2007

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