(Msg. 1) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:41 am
Post subject: Can't stop USB mass storage device Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>general (more info?)
I have a portable USB drive plugged in to the computer and I want to remove
it. Despite having no applications open, when I go to the Safely Remove
Hardware icon and select this drive a warning box comes up saying
The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the
device again later.
Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive
and preventing it being stopped? I already tried exiting a spyware filter but
it didn't help.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:11 am
Post subject: RE: Can't stop USB mass storage device [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I have experienced InCD.exe preventing a USB device safely removed.
This is the InCD software which enables you to drag files onto a CD-R
directly from Windows Explorer, or to save onto CD directly from within
applications like Microsoft Word, without using the CD Recording software
that came with your CD-Writer (Nero).
In Task Manager you can end the process and try to safely remove the usb
drive. Just run it again if you need to use it.
> I have a portable USB drive plugged in to the computer and I want to remove
> it. Despite having no applications open, when I go to the Safely Remove
> Hardware icon and select this drive a warning box comes up saying
>
> The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the
> device again later.
>
> Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive
> and preventing it being stopped? I already tried exiting a spyware filter but
> it didn't help.
>
> Grateful for ideas.
(Msg. 3) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:57 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't stop USB mass storage device [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Some antiviral tools. May be something like undelete tools. May be shadow
copy system. Something checking up file changes as well.
But may be You're trying to unplug device too fast giving no time to OS to
close file deskriptors...
On 20.08.08 17:41, in article
3B4922D3-7BF6-402E-8D60-C1B3ED338D9F RemoveThis @microsoft.com, "simonc"
wrote:
> I have a portable USB drive plugged in to the computer and I want to remove
> it. Despite having no applications open, when I go to the Safely Remove
> Hardware icon and select this drive a warning box comes up saying
>
> The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the
> device again later.
>
> Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive
> and preventing it being stopped? I already tried exiting a spyware filter but
> it didn't help.
>
> Grateful for ideas.
(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:57 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't stop USB mass storage device [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
I've had this problem also, and its not because I haven't given the OS time
to do its thing. I can leave it for 3 or 4 minutes and get the same response.
When I'm sure no "normal" application is using it, I just pull it out and so
far I've had no data losses.
"Michael A. Loginov" wrote:
> Some antiviral tools. May be something like undelete tools. May be shadow
> copy system. Something checking up file changes as well.
>
> But may be You're trying to unplug device too fast giving no time to OS to
> close file deskriptors...
>
>
> On 20.08.08 17:41, in article
> 3B4922D3-7BF6-402E-8D60-C1B3ED338D9F DeleteThis @microsoft.com, "simonc"
> wrote:
>
> > I have a portable USB drive plugged in to the computer and I want to remove
> > it. Despite having no applications open, when I go to the Safely Remove
> > Hardware icon and select this drive a warning box comes up saying
> >
> > The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the
> > device again later.
> >
> > Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive
> > and preventing it being stopped? I already tried exiting a spyware filter but
> > it didn't help.
> >
> > Grateful for ideas.
>
> --
> Я - лишь перила моста на стремительном потоке. Держись за меня, кто может за
> меня держаться; но вашим костылём не служу я!
>
> Zarathustra
>
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>
(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:37 am
Post subject: Re: Can't stop USB mass storage device [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
"simonc" wrote
> Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive
> and preventing it being stopped?
Check to be sure that System Restore hasn't been turned on. That happens all
the time with USB external drives on my setup.
(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:37 am
Post subject: Re: Can't stop USB mass storage device [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks for this suggestion. I'll try turning off system restore for the drive
in question next time I want to remove it.
"Opinicus" wrote:
> "simonc" wrote
>
> > Can anyone suggest what background programmes might be using the USB drive
> > and preventing it being stopped?
>
> Check to be sure that System Restore hasn't been turned on. That happens all
> the time with USB external drives on my setup.
>
> --
> Bob
> http://www.kanyak.com >
>
>
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