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USB notification missing
Thanks. I'll give it a try this afternoon and let you know how it works.
-- Francine "Lil' Dave" wrote in message ... Am thinking one of two things happened. One is that the file that does the job. hotplug.dll, got trashed somehow. Or the registry lost when and how to use hotplug.dll file. MS has an update for this file as part of an update package as well Try restoring this file. There is a problem with a few Dell models with RAID controllers that's documented but no fix is noted, and there is a failure message in that case. A simple solution is to update to the latest version of hotplug.dll from MS. Its part of a Firewire update from MS for 98SE only. It won't hurt your PC if you don't have Firewire. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/q242975/ Let us know if it works or not. "Francine" wrote in message ... I'm referring to my flash drives and external hard drive. I only thought about this problem when some info on a flash drive got corrupted and I believe it is because I didn't "safely" disconnect it. -- Francine "Lil' Dave" wrote in message ... The system tray icon you're referring to works with USB and Firewire enclosure devices like a HD or DVD/DVD writer. Such did not appear on my system until I added a Firewire connected HD. Whereas when the USB devices had connected prior to that were a mouse, and printer with no such icon. Does the PC you're referring to have such removable enclosure devices? "Francine" wrote in message ... On one of my 98SE systems, I am not getting the notification that a USB device is plugged in and there is no icon in the systray, therefore I do not have the ability to safely remove it. What do I need to do to get this on my system? I have that ability on all the XP systems and my 98SE laptop, but this one system has never had it. Is it a matter of adding something to the registry? Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. -- Francine |
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What was the result of looking at the devices in Device Manager? Can you
see differences in the entries between the machines that do work and those that don't? Are they recorded as removable mass storage devices? Did the manufacturer have updated drivers available? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... They all work on my other 98 computer. But I also just learned that they do not work on my husband's new XP laptop. He says he never gets the notification there. So, to sum up, the devices appear on one 98 and one XP system, and not on one 98 and one XP system. This is getting frustrating. |
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USB notification missing
What was the result of looking at the devices in Device Manager? Can you
see differences in the entries between the machines that do work and those that don't? Are they recorded as removable mass storage devices? Did the manufacturer have updated drivers available? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... They all work on my other 98 computer. But I also just learned that they do not work on my husband's new XP laptop. He says he never gets the notification there. So, to sum up, the devices appear on one 98 and one XP system, and not on one 98 and one XP system. This is getting frustrating. |
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Everything shows up fine in device manager. I just don't get the little icon
in the systray. -- Francine "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... What was the result of looking at the devices in Device Manager? Can you see differences in the entries between the machines that do work and those that don't? Are they recorded as removable mass storage devices? Did the manufacturer have updated drivers available? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... They all work on my other 98 computer. But I also just learned that they do not work on my husband's new XP laptop. He says he never gets the notification there. So, to sum up, the devices appear on one 98 and one XP system, and not on one 98 and one XP system. This is getting frustrating. |
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USB notification missing
Everything shows up fine in device manager. I just don't get the little icon
in the systray. -- Francine "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... What was the result of looking at the devices in Device Manager? Can you see differences in the entries between the machines that do work and those that don't? Are they recorded as removable mass storage devices? Did the manufacturer have updated drivers available? -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... They all work on my other 98 computer. But I also just learned that they do not work on my husband's new XP laptop. He says he never gets the notification there. So, to sum up, the devices appear on one 98 and one XP system, and not on one 98 and one XP system. This is getting frustrating. |
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This is the best site I know for USB information, although I can't see
anything that refers to your problem. http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... Everything shows up fine in device manager. I just don't get the little icon in the systray. |
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USB notification missing
This is the best site I know for USB information, although I can't see
anything that refers to your problem. http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... Everything shows up fine in device manager. I just don't get the little icon in the systray. |
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Thank you, but I noticed this problem occurs in one of my XP laptops too!
This is very strange. -- Francine "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... This is the best site I know for USB information, although I can't see anything that refers to your problem. http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... Everything shows up fine in device manager. I just don't get the little icon in the systray. |
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USB notification missing
Thank you, but I noticed this problem occurs in one of my XP laptops too!
This is very strange. -- Francine "Jeff Richards" wrote in message ... This is the best site I know for USB information, although I can't see anything that refers to your problem. http://www.usbman.com/win98seusbguide.htm -- Jeff Richards MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User) "Francine" wrote in message ... Everything shows up fine in device manager. I just don't get the little icon in the systray. |
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USB notification missing
Have you been able to get the "safely remove hardware" icon to
appear, I have the same problems with Windows ME. |
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