Flash Drive crashing computer only with XP- could this be the problem

[Lynn W]

I have been using a 128MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with no problems until now. I
have just used it and when I unplugged it crashed my machine it has done it
twice now. I plugged my camera in and unplugged that and the machine was
okay. Don't know what to do or where to look to resolve this problem and
don't know why it has started doing it now when it has been working fine.
When it is plugged in there is a little icon in the task bar with a green
arrow which when you hover over it, it says 'safe to remove device'. I had
been removing this device without doing anything with regard to the safe to
remove option as I dont have that on my desktop and it works fine but on the
desktop I'm running W98SE. Could this have caused the problem.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Lynn

[Babel17]

Lynn, I have a similar but different problem with my Flash Card Reader. I
can't boot XP when my card reader is plugged in. I can use the reader if I
plug it in after I boot, and I can disconnect it with no problem, even
without using the "Safe to Remove Hardware" icon. As with you, the card
reader worked fine with 98.

I guess that for some reason, there is a compatability problem with XP and
Flash Card Readers. The manufacturer of the card reader is trying, but
hasn't come up with an answer yet. The manufacturer of the computer won't
help me because they didn't sell me the card reader.


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"Lynn W" > wrote in message
...
> I have been using a 128MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with no problems until now.
I
> have just used it and when I unplugged it crashed my machine it has done
it
> twice now. I plugged my camera in and unplugged that and the machine was
> okay. Don't know what to do or where to look to resolve this problem and
> don't know why it has started doing it now when it has been working fine.
> When it is plugged in there is a little icon in the task bar with a green
> arrow which when you hover over it, it says 'safe to remove device'. I had
> been removing this device without doing anything with regard to the safe
to
> remove option as I dont have that on my desktop and it works fine but on
the
> desktop I'm running W98SE. Could this have caused the problem.
> Thanks for any help you can give.
> Lynn
>

[Lynn W]

Thank you for replying, this is really getting to me now. I cant understand
why it worked fine then all of a sudden had this problem.
Lynn

"Babel17" > wrote in message
. ..
> Lynn, I have a similar but different problem with my Flash Card Reader. I
> can't boot XP when my card reader is plugged in. I can use the reader if
I
> plug it in after I boot, and I can disconnect it with no problem, even
> without using the "Safe to Remove Hardware" icon. As with you, the card
> reader worked fine with 98.
>
> I guess that for some reason, there is a compatability problem with XP and
> Flash Card Readers. The manufacturer of the card reader is trying, but
> hasn't come up with an answer yet. The manufacturer of the computer won't
> help me because they didn't sell me the card reader.
>
>
> Remove "DELANY" to reply by e-mail.
>
> "Lynn W" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I have been using a 128MB USB 2.0 Flash Drive with no problems until
now.
> I
> > have just used it and when I unplugged it crashed my machine it has done
> it
> > twice now. I plugged my camera in and unplugged that and the machine
was
> > okay. Don't know what to do or where to look to resolve this problem
and
> > don't know why it has started doing it now when it has been working
fine.
> > When it is plugged in there is a little icon in the task bar with a
green
> > arrow which when you hover over it, it says 'safe to remove device'. I
had
> > been removing this device without doing anything with regard to the safe
> to
> > remove option as I dont have that on my desktop and it works fine but on
> the
> > desktop I'm running W98SE. Could this have caused the problem.
> > Thanks for any help you can give.
> > Lynn
> >
>
>