This will quite likely work, and at least save you the restart:
Enter Device Manager (Windows/Pause -- Hardware -- Device Manager)
Right-click on Computer and select 'scan for hardware changes'
At 06:54 PM 19-02-04 -0600, you wrote:
>True, Les, but my problem is that the device doesn't come back until I
>restart Windows.
>
>Jim Sims
>
>Les Berkley wrote:
>
>>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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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