Hello! Not sure about Win 2K, but under XP, there is a "Safely Remove Hardware" icon that shows up in the Taskbar. You select the piece of hardware you want to remove, and a few seconds later, it tells you it is OK to remove it.
Les > -----Original Message----- > Subject: [filmscanners] Device interface and Windows 2000 > > > I am having an annoying problem with my scanners and card > readers interfacing with my computer. Often, but not every > time, when I turn off one of my devices or remove a media > card from a card reader I encounter an alert to "eject or > unplug the device" under penalty of an unstable system. I > would not mind doing this but in order to bring the device > back on line I must restart the computer and, in the case of > my Epson scanner (USB interface), I have had to uninstall and > reinstall the drivers. I have a 6in1 internal card reader > that, once "ejected or unplugged", won't come back without a > system restart. The only devices that do not cause any > problem are the Epson printer (USB) and Polaroid 120 scanner > (Firewire). > > Has anyone else had this problem and, if so, is there a remedy? > > Thanks in advance, > > Jim Sims ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body