"Uwe Sieber" <mail@uwe-sieber.de> wrote in message
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> M.I.5¾ wrote:
>> "Chris" <Chris@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F3B32392-0EFE-452D-94A8-63E5D5FA2B5C@microsoft.com...
>>> Recently, when I plugged in USB flash drive or card reader, the "Safely
>>> Remove Hardware" list never show them anymore. It only shows the
>>> plugged
>>> infra-red device.
>>>
>>> Anyone who can help me to solve this problem? I would like these
>>> devices
>>> showed on the list again or otherwise I don't know how to safely remove
>>> them.
>>>
>>> Thank you very much for your kind help!
>>
>> Drives do not show in 'Safely Remove Hardware' if they are set up for
>> write-through cacheing (optimised for fast removal).
>
> That's not true. All availlable information state that
> the hplug.dll checks for some device capabilties but
> not for any policies.
>

A quick check reveals that you are correct. However, if all the removable
drives are optimized for removal then the 'Safely Remove Hardware' icon
should not show in the system tray.