Vista won't let me Safely Remove Hardware!

Whenever I use any USB memory stick with a computer running Windows Vista and
I'm finished, I click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon to stop using it. I
get a message saying that Windows cannot stop because the device is still in
use, and to clase all applications. But all applications are already closed.
The Task Manager shows no applications are open. I tried running a small
program called "handle" to show any handles connecting to the USB drive, and
it shows no handles. I've disabled Indexing Service just in case it was
that. It still won't allow me to disconnect. It doesn't matter what memory
stick I use, and all of these memory sticks will work fine and disconnect
fine using the Safely Remove Hardware icon on computers with XP and Win2000.
So to disconnect on the Vista computer I have to shut it down. What is going
on?

Go to Computer or Windows Explorer, right click on the drive assigned to the
memory stick and choose Eject.

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"vanguardmellophone" <vanguardmellophone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message news:76EECBAE-7E99-4A60-A53F-008D0F16B42F@microsoft.com...
> Whenever I use any USB memory stick with a computer running Windows Vista and
> I'm finished, I click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon to stop using it. I
> get a message saying that Windows cannot stop because the device is still in
> use, and to clase all applications. But all applications are already closed.
> The Task Manager shows no applications are open. I tried running a small
> program called "handle" to show any handles connecting to the USB drive, and
> it shows no handles. I've disabled Indexing Service just in case it was
> that. It still won't allow me to disconnect. It doesn't matter what memory
> stick I use, and all of these memory sticks will work fine and disconnect
> fine using the Safely Remove Hardware icon on computers with XP and Win2000.
> So to disconnect on the Vista computer I have to shut it down. What is going
> on?
>

No good. That makes the light come on showing the USB drive is active, and
it never goes off.

"Cal Bear '66" wrote:

> Go to Computer or Windows Explorer, right click on the drive assigned to the
> memory stick and choose Eject.
>
> --
> I Bleed Blue and Gold
> GO BEARS!
>
>
> "vanguardmellophone" <vanguardmellophone@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:76EECBAE-7E99-4A60-A53F-008D0F16B42F@microsoft.com...
> > Whenever I use any USB memory stick with a computer running Windows Vista and
> > I'm finished, I click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon to stop using it. I
> > get a message saying that Windows cannot stop because the device is still in
> > use, and to clase all applications. But all applications are already closed.
> > The Task Manager shows no applications are open. I tried running a small
> > program called "handle" to show any handles connecting to the USB drive, and
> > it shows no handles. I've disabled Indexing Service just in case it was
> > that. It still won't allow me to disconnect. It doesn't matter what memory
> > stick I use, and all of these memory sticks will work fine and disconnect
> > fine using the Safely Remove Hardware icon on computers with XP and Win2000.
> > So to disconnect on the Vista computer I have to shut it down. What is going
> > on?
> >
>
>

You have to shut off delayed writing to the USB stick/devices. It's a option
in the usb settings (select between Fast and Safe mode or similair). I
can't be more precise at the moment not working in Vista.

Ko.
"vanguardmellophone" <vanguardmellophone@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef
in bericht news:76EECBAE-7E99-4A60-A53F-008D0F16B42F@microsoft.com...
> Whenever I use any USB memory stick with a computer running Windows Vista
> and
> I'm finished, I click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon to stop using it.
> I
> get a message saying that Windows cannot stop because the device is still
> in
> use, and to clase all applications. But all applications are already
> closed.
> The Task Manager shows no applications are open. I tried running a small
> program called "handle" to show any handles connecting to the USB drive,
> and
> it shows no handles. I've disabled Indexing Service just in case it was
> that. It still won't allow me to disconnect. It doesn't matter what
> memory
> stick I use, and all of these memory sticks will work fine and disconnect
> fine using the Safely Remove Hardware icon on computers with XP and
> Win2000.
> So to disconnect on the Vista computer I have to shut it down. What is
> going
> on?
>