What utility should one

[Guest b11_]

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

[Guest Curt Christianson]

Re: What utility should one

 

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

Remove Hardware".

 

Curt

"b11_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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

[Guest b11_]

Re: 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:CF14F07F-6713-433E-83AB-0BABC5527ABC@microsoft.com...

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

>

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>

[Guest Jeff Richards]

Re: 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> 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.

[Guest Bill Blanton]

Re: 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DF261593-FA24-47EB-ACA9-68A313868C57@microsoft.com...

> 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:CF14F07F-6713-433E-83AB-0BABC5527ABC@microsoft.com...

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

>>

>>

>>

[Guest b11_]

Re: 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DF261593-FA24-47EB-ACA9-68A313868C57@microsoft.com...

> > 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:CF14F07F-6713-433E-83AB-0BABC5527ABC@microsoft.com...

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

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

>

>

[Guest Bill Blanton]

Re: 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:3B7BBC0A-028C-46B5-B622-4F843D1D0774@microsoft.com...

> 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:DF261593-FA24-47EB-ACA9-68A313868C57@microsoft.com...

>> > 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_" <b11@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> >> news:CF14F07F-6713-433E-83AB-0BABC5527ABC@microsoft.com...

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

>> >>

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