Which USB port do I use and can I switch?

[Guest bummerz]

I just installed my printer after restoring my system. Now the "Safely Remove

Hardware" icon is in my system tray. It wasn't there before I restored the

system unless I had something plugged in obviously. Did I plug my printer

into the wrong USB port? If I did, how do I move it? Additionally, I now have

new "Removeable Disk" drive in my drive locations and nothing is plugged in.

I want to remove that so I don't get confused when I DO have a removeable

drive/device plugged in.

 

Should I just remove the device? The printer is listed under printers.

 

Thank you.

[Guest Shenan Stanley]

Re: Which USB port do I use and can I switch?

 

bummerz wrote:

> I just installed my printer after restoring my system. Now the "Safely

> Remove

> Hardware" icon is in my system tray. It wasn't there before I restored the

> system unless I had something plugged in obviously. Did I plug my printer

> into the wrong USB port? If I did, how do I move it? Additionally, I now

> have

> new "Removeable Disk" drive in my drive locations and nothing is plugged

> in.

> I want to remove that so I don't get confused when I DO have a removeable

> drive/device plugged in.

>

> Should I just remove the device? The printer is listed under printers.

 

Does your printer have a card reader option?

 

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[Guest DL]

Re: Which USB port do I use and can I switch?

 

There is no 'wrong' usb port (on the PC)

Showing safely remove icon is correct if you have any usb devices, allthough

a printer is not detected usually by the utility.

A removable drive could be a sata internal drive or card reader

What does it indicate when you open safely remove?

 

"bummerz" <bummerz@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2D431B6F-BC4B-4ED0-9A5B-DB7BDF87D6A9@microsoft.com...

>I just installed my printer after restoring my system. Now the "Safely

>Remove

> Hardware" icon is in my system tray. It wasn't there before I restored the

> system unless I had something plugged in obviously. Did I plug my printer

> into the wrong USB port? If I did, how do I move it? Additionally, I now

> have

> new "Removeable Disk" drive in my drive locations and nothing is plugged

> in.

> I want to remove that so I don't get confused when I DO have a removeable

> drive/device plugged in.

>

> Should I just remove the device? The printer is listed under printers.

>

> Thank you.