Hi, That's not how it works on my machine. First question: which version on Windows do you have? In any case, there's a way to set the options so that when a card is inserted it behaves a certain way. When a card is inserted into the reader in my computer, it immediately brings up a screen showing exactly what files are on the card, and I can then choose how to work with those files. When I disengage the card, the screen disappears, and then reappears when the next card is inserted.
You shouldn't have to restart the computer regardless of how you have the reader set up. Do a help search on "autoplay" and see what you come up with. On my version of Windows, XP Home, it brings up these instructions: ==================================== To change how your computer handles multimedia content Open My Computer. Under Devices with Removable Storage, right-click the device you want, such as a digital camera or CD-ROM drive, and then click Properties. On the AutoPlay tab, click the multimedia content type you want to change. Under Actions, click the action you want Windows to perform when it detects the media type you selected. Notes To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer. Your removable storage device must be attached to your computer for it to appear in the My Computer folder. ==================================== Shel > [Original Message] > From: Joseph Tainter > If you insert a card into a reader and transfer the files to a Windows > PC, you must then go through Windows' procedure to remove the card. But > this shuts down that "drive," so you can't insert another card and > continue transferring files. Windows won't "see" it. You have to restart > the computer. > > Is there a way to get Windows to recognize a newly-inserted card (or > other device) after one has gone through the procedure to remove the > previous card?
