USB notification missing

I'm referring to my flash drives and my external hard drive. I never
thought about it before on this computer, however I did get a corrupted
flash drive and I believe it must be because it was not "safely"
disconnected from the computer.

--

Francine





"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
What devices are you having the problem with? Many devices do not need to
be removed safely - they can be unplugged without warning.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Francine" wrote in message
...
The devices do appear in Device Manager and they all work properly. I
just don't get the icon in the systray and the ability to click on it to
safely remove the device. USB is enables in the BIOS.

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

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

Flash drives and an external HD should appear in the tray, as the system
needs to ensure that the device is not in use before it is disconnected.

Are you sure that the devices you are using are designed for Windows 98?

It is the responsibility of the device driver to tell Windows that it is the
type of device that needs a systray notification. When the device is
connected, check its properties in device manager. It should be identified
as a mass storage device. The only reference I can find to a similar
problem suggests using different drivers, so you could check with the
manufacturer to see if a driver upgrade is available.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Francine" wrote in message
...
I'm referring to my flash drives and my external hard drive. I never
thought about it before on this computer, however I did get a corrupted
flash drive and I believe it must be because it was not "safely"
disconnected from the computer.

Flash drives and an external HD should appear in the tray, as the system
needs to ensure that the device is not in use before it is disconnected.

Are you sure that the devices you are using are designed for Windows 98?

It is the responsibility of the device driver to tell Windows that it is the
type of device that needs a systray notification. When the device is
connected, check its properties in device manager. It should be identified
as a mass storage device. The only reference I can find to a similar
problem suggests using different drivers, so you could check with the
manufacturer to see if a driver upgrade is available.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Francine" wrote in message
...
I'm referring to my flash drives and my external hard drive. I never
thought about it before on this computer, however I did get a corrupted
flash drive and I believe it must be because it was not "safely"
disconnected from the computer.

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

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

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.

--

Francine





"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
Flash drives and an external HD should appear in the tray, as the system
needs to ensure that the device is not in use before it is disconnected.

Are you sure that the devices you are using are designed for Windows 98?

It is the responsibility of the device driver to tell Windows that it is
the type of device that needs a systray notification. When the device is
connected, check its properties in device manager. It should be identified
as a mass storage device. The only reference I can find to a similar
problem suggests using different drivers, so you could check with the
manufacturer to see if a driver upgrade is available.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Francine" wrote in message
...
I'm referring to my flash drives and my external hard drive. I never
thought about it before on this computer, however I did get a corrupted
flash drive and I believe it must be because it was not "safely"
disconnected from the computer.

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.

--

Francine





"Jeff Richards" wrote in message
...
Flash drives and an external HD should appear in the tray, as the system
needs to ensure that the device is not in use before it is disconnected.

Are you sure that the devices you are using are designed for Windows 98?

It is the responsibility of the device driver to tell Windows that it is
the type of device that needs a systray notification. When the device is
connected, check its properties in device manager. It should be identified
as a mass storage device. The only reference I can find to a similar
problem suggests using different drivers, so you could check with the
manufacturer to see if a driver upgrade is available.
--
Jeff Richards
MS MVP (Windows - Shell/User)
"Francine" wrote in message
...
I'm referring to my flash drives and my external hard drive. I never
thought about it before on this computer, however I did get a corrupted
flash drive and I believe it must be because it was not "safely"
disconnected from the computer.

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