What utility should one
 

What utility should one use to deactivate an active thumb drive?

What utility should one
 

Right-click on the USB icon in the notification area, and select "Safely
Remove Hardware".

Curt
"b11_" wrote in message
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What utility should one use to deactivate an active thumb drive?

What utility should one
 

Curt:

Just like a partition, a thumb drive could be active or not. I have a DOS
utility that could set a partition active or the reverse but the utility does
not "see" USB drives.
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"Curt Christianson" wrote:

Right-click on the USB icon in the notification area, and select "Safely
Remove Hardware".

Curt
"b11_" wrote in message
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What utility should one use to deactivate an active thumb drive?

What utility should one
 

You should ask whoever created your DOS utility why it doesn't 'see' the
thumb drive. You haven't mentioned what this utility is, so it's a little
difficult to give advice about what might be wrong with it.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"b11_" wrote in message
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Curt:

Just like a partition, a thumb drive could be active or not. I have a DOS
utility that could set a partition active or the reverse but the utility
does
not "see" USB drives.

What utility should one
 

Setting a partition "active", assuming the accepted use of the term, does
only one thing. That is to make the partition the bootable partition. It will
not make a partition on your USB removable drive visible, or if clearing
the bit, "deactivate" the drive..

Is the BIOS is trying to boot your flash drive?


"b11_" wrote in message ...
Curt:

Just like a partition, a thumb drive could be active or not. I have a DOS
utility that could set a partition active or the reverse but the utility does
not "see" USB drives.
__________________________________________________ ____________
"Curt Christianson" wrote:

Right-click on the USB icon in the notification area, and select "Safely
Remove Hardware".

Curt
"b11_" wrote in message
...
What utility should one use to deactivate an active thumb drive?

What utility should one
 

There should only be 1 active partition or flash drive so I'm trying to
de-activate the flash drive.
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"Bill Blanton" wrote:

Setting a partition "active", assuming the accepted use of the term, does
only one thing. That is to make the partition the bootable partition. It will
not make a partition on your USB removable drive visible, or if clearing
the bit, "deactivate" the drive..

Is the BIOS is trying to boot your flash drive?


"b11_" wrote in message ...
Curt:

Just like a partition, a thumb drive could be active or not. I have a DOS
utility that could set a partition active or the reverse but the utility does
not "see" USB drives.
__________________________________________________ ____________
"Curt Christianson" wrote:

Right-click on the USB icon in the notification area, and select "Safely
Remove Hardware".

Curt
"b11_" wrote in message
...
What utility should one use to deactivate an active thumb drive?

What utility should one
 

I don't understand what you mean. There should not be an active partition
on any drive other than the partition that contains the OS.

To "de-activate" a USB flash drive, unplug it.

If the BIOS is attempting to boot the flash drive, then change the boot order.


"b11_" wrote in message ...
There should only be 1 active partition or flash drive so I'm trying to
de-activate the flash drive.
__________________________________________________ __________________

"Bill Blanton" wrote:

Setting a partition "active", assuming the accepted use of the term, does
only one thing. That is to make the partition the bootable partition. It will
not make a partition on your USB removable drive visible, or if clearing
the bit, "deactivate" the drive..

Is the BIOS is trying to boot your flash drive?


"b11_" wrote in message ...
Curt:

Just like a partition, a thumb drive could be active or not. I have a DOS
utility that could set a partition active or the reverse but the utility does
not "see" USB drives.
__________________________________________________ ____________
"Curt Christianson" wrote:

Right-click on the USB icon in the notification area, and select "Safely
Remove Hardware".

Curt
"b11_" wrote in message
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What utility should one use to deactivate an active thumb drive?