Good stuff, Mauricio. Thanks very much for your help. JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY PERSONAL E-MAIL: [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mauricio Molina Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 12:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] DISCONNECTING EXTERNAL USB DEVICES, WINDOWS 7
Another way is to highlight the drive in the "Computer" window (formerly My Computer), hit the Application key, down arrow to Eject and press Enter. After a few seconds you will hear that the drive can now be safely removed. It is on rare occasions that the Eject option is not available and that is when I go to the system tray method. Mauricio -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John Melia Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 6:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] DISCONNECTING EXTERNAL USB DEVICES, WINDOWS 7 Thanks for this one -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Ferrin Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] DISCONNECTING EXTERNAL USB DEVICES, WINDOWS 7 Interesting, I did not know that myself. David Ferrin "Beauty fades but dumbness is forever." Judge Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Andrews" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] DISCONNECTING EXTERNAL USB DEVICES, WINDOWS 7 Hi John. You can disconnect such a device, like a thumb drive, external hd, etc, as long you're not accessing files on it or trying to copy files or folders to it, etc. If you want to be safe, however, go to the start menu and in the search box type device, and choose devices and printers. There you can look for whatever device it might be that is connected to your computer and right click, or press the applications key, and choose the appropriate option. Hope that helps! On 2/4/2012 10:12 AM, John Justice wrote: > I am using Windows 7 Professional and Jaws 13. > > Up till now, with earlier versions of Windows software, when an external > device was connected to my system, I would find a "Disconnect" option in > the > System Tray. > > With Windows 7, that doesn't seem to be the case. > > > > 1. How can you safely remove an external USB driven device without > creating file corruption problems or other related issues? > > 2. Is it safe to remove or disconnect one of these devices when no > "disconnect" option appears in the System Tray? > > 3. If the answer to question two is no, where can I find the option > which will allow me to safely disconnect my devices? > > > > > > > JOHN AND LINDA JUSTICE > > WITH GUIDE DOGS JAKE AND ZACHARY > > PERSONAL E-MAIL:<mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected] > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ -- Kevin J. Andrews Skype ID: kevinwings0608 GMail: [email protected] Twitter: www.twitter.com/kevinja Web site: http://techwizard.info Blog: http://kevinjandrews.info "A man who never made a mistake never tried anything new."-Albert Einstein For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
