I have Optimize for Quick Removal checked but the icon remains.
Am I missing something?
James
"R. C. White" <rc@grandecom.net> wrote in message
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> Hi, James.
>
> I just today responded to your other thread with the same question. I
> gave you the same advice as you've quoted:
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>> I'ver notice a setting in the properties of the drive that
>> 'Optimize for quick removal' is checked but I'm not sure if changing this
>> will prevent the iceopn from appearing.[/color]
>
> Did you actually try this? What was the result?
>
> Googling (and Binging) for "quick removal" and such terms got me thousands
> of hits from other discussions like this, but nothing authoritative until
> I tried TechNet. There I found this
> ([url]http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb457107.aspx[/url] ), but I'm not
> sure if you can access it without a TechNet subscription, so I've pasted
> several paragraphs. It is from the Windows XP Professional Resource Kit,
> published November 30, 2005. While it is much more than you asked for, it
> might help explain WHY, not just "how to".
>
> <paste>
> Safe Removal of Plug and Play Devices
> Some buses allow devices to be hot-plugged-added or removed while a system
> is running. Examples of such buses include USB, IEEE 1394, PC Card, and
> CardBus. For devices on other buses, such as ISA and PCI, the computer
> must be turned off before devices are added or removed.
>
> Note While primarily intended for servers, Windows XP also supports the
> Hot-Plug PCI specification through ACPI. This specification allows users
> to install and remove PCI devices while the computer is running for
> compliant PCI devices and controllers. For more information, see
> [url]http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/pnppwr/hotadd/hotplugpci.mspx[/url].
>
> When removing a device from a bus that supports hot plugging, if the
> Safely Remove Hardware icon appears in the notification area, use the
> Safely Remove Hardware application as explained later to ensure a safe
> removal of hardware from the system. The Safely Remove Hardware
> application informs Windows that the user intends to remove a device. This
> gives Windows an opportunity to prepare for the removal by taking steps
> such as halting data transfers to the device and unloading device drivers.
>
> When hardware is removed from a running system without using the Safely
> Remove Hardware application, it is often referred to as surprise removal
> because the operating system is not notified in advance of the removal.
> Surprise removal is particularly a concern for storage devices for which
> write caching is enabled, because when such devices are surprise removed,
> data loss or corruption might occur. To reduce the likelihood of data loss
> or corruption as a result of surprise removal of consumer-oriented storage
> devices, Windows XP Professional disables write caching by default for
> these devices (such as cameras that include IEEE 1394 or USB storage,
> small form factor storage devices such as compact flash, and so on). While
> write caching policy addresses this particular issue, it is recommended
> that users continue to use the Safely Remove Hardware application when it
> appears in the notification area. Also, disabling write caching might slow
> the performance of consumer-oriented storage devices.
>
> Write caching is enabled by default for high-performance external storage
> devices such as IEEE 1394 hard drives and SCSI hard drives, in addition to
> being enabled for storage devices inside the computer that cannot be
> surprise removed.
>
> Caching policy defaults can be changed in Device Manager for
> high-performance external storage devices. In Device Manager, on the
> property sheet for the removable storage device, click the Policies tab to
> view the default write caching settings for the device. If the Policies
> tab does not display, this option is not provided for the device. If the
> write caching settings are enabled, you can change the settings based on
> your performance and safe removal needs as follows:
>
> Click Optimize for quick removal to disable write caching on the storage
> device and in Windows. This allows you to remove the device without using
> the Safely Remove Hardware application, but it can have an impact on the
> performance of the device.
>
> Click Optimize for performance to enable write caching in Windows, which
> can improve the performance of the storage device. However, you must use
> the Safely Remove Hardware application to disconnect the device from the
> computer.
>
> If these write caching options are not available, your storage device is
> not removable without turning off the computer and a different option
> displays in the dialog box. This option allows you to disable write
> caching for your storage device, which can affect the performance of the
> device.
> </paste>
>
> In summary, you can Optimize for Quick Removal; this will get rid of your
> Safely Remove Hardware icon - which is what you said you want - but it
> might slow down copying files to your HDD. (Reads don't use the cache, so
> they shouldn't be affected.) OR, you can Optimize for Best Performance -
> and continue to deal with that icon.
>
> RC
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> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> [email]rc@grandecom.net[/email]
> Microsoft Windows MVP
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>
> "JamesJ" <jjy@darwin_roadrunner.com> wrote in message
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>> I just installed plugged-in and ecternal harddrive with Vista Home Basic
>> SP2.
>> The moment I plugged in the USB an icon appeared in the Notification
>> area:
>> 'Safely Remove Hardware'.
>> I'ver notice a setting in the properties of the drive that
>> 'Optimize for quick removal' is checked but I'm not sure if changing this
>> will prevent the iceopn from appearing.
>> How can I prevent this icon from appearing?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> James[/color]
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