Re: Windows seeing Printer as USB Mass Storage by Tony
Tony
Tue Jul 26 15:50:29 CDT 2005
Yes - YEs - YES! That sounds good. I've gotten used to following procedures
when removing the key-ring drives, and it doesn't bother me any more - but
powering down my printer? that is a bit over the top. A one-time
inconvenience. . .I will certainly look in to this, and greate many thanks
to you R.C.!
Tony. . .
"R. C. White" <rc@corridor.net> wrote in message
news:%23aPbS0RkFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Hi, Tony.
>
> Slightly more inconvenient - but perhaps helpful in your case...
>
> In Disk Management, right-click on the USB "drive", then click Properties.
> On the Policies tab, you can choose between Optimize for quick removal and
> Optimize for performance.
>
> I've not been able to figure out exactly what this does, but you might try
> whichever one you've not been using for each device.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc@corridor.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbREMOVEmail.dk> wrote in message
> news:OOga28CkFHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> Ah, yes of course! How logical - and how inconvenient!
>>
>> Great many thanks Bill, I can sleep quietly henceforward.
>>
>> Tony. . .
>>
>>
>> "Bill" <eschol@remove_this.shinbiro.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23$eT11CkFHA.3336@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> If your printer has a card reader, then make sure you click on the
>>> "safely remove hardware" icon in the system tray. Then turn off your
>>> printer. The card reader is a mass storage device.
>>>
>>> Bill Sharpe
>>>
>>> "Tony Sperling" <tony.sperling@dbmail.dk> wrote in message
>>> news:edVm%23LCkFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi, perhaps not strictly a 64bit question, but does anyone know why
>>>> turning
>>>> off my printer (HP) triggers a warning that USB Mass Storage has been
>>>> removed prematurely?
>>>>
>>>> Regards, Tony. . .
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