P J's got it right - in either My Computer *or* Windows Explorer, when
you're done transferring files and deleting them off the memory card,
just right click on the drive and select Eject from the context menu.
Then you can remove the card and reinsert another without re-booting.
-P
P. J. Alling wrote:
Just in case it didn't get through before, in My Computer right click on
the drive icon for your CF card reader and select the "Eject" option.
That will write all pending information to the card, close all
connections, and wait for a new card to be inserted.
Joseph Tainter wrote:
Thanks, Jostein and John. I am using Windows XP.
I use the little green arrow in the Taskbar, labeled "Safely Remove
Hardware." I have found that if I doesn't use that, Windows scolds me.
I have the issue with card readers, thumbdrives, and the external 250
GB drive I can use on either Firewire or USB.
If I remove a CF card (or any of these) through the "Safely Remove
Hardware" method, I cannot then insert a new card (or re-insert the
thumbdrive or turn the external hard drive back on) without rebooting.
Windows just won't recognize it.
This is mainly an issue when I have several CF cards worth of images
to transfer.
Appreciate any advice. I do believe there is a solution to this.
Joe
