If you are not stopping the unit, by using the Safely Remove Hardware icon
in the system tray, then you will have the behavior you are describing.

Bobby

"anne" <anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8D39D906-E265-4CA6-9735-7806B969F271@microsoft.com...
> That is just the model name - it works just like a thumb drive, except
> that I
> have never noticed a way to "stop" it - you just treat it like a floppy -
> put
> it in, use it and take it out...
>
> The maker is ACP-EP and the Model is 2.0 Mobile Key Drive 512 mb
>
> Thanks
> --
> Anne
>
>
> "Vanguard" wrote:
>
>> "anne" <anne@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:60E66099-AC35-4BE7-9527-B768D7EC20F2@microsoft.com...
>> > this is actually called a key drive, NOT a thumbdrive and so far I have
>> > not
>> > seen a way to "stop" it...typically that function has shown up on the
>> > taskbar
>> > with other devices, but not this one...
>> >
>> > but thanks for the advice, anyway
>> >
>> >
>> > "anne" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have a thumbdrive that I have used multiple times with different
>> >> computers,
>> >> but the new computer we have at our office doesn't recognize it...it
>> >> still
>> >> works at home and on different computers around the office...any
>> >> suggestions?
>>
>>
>> A "key drive"? Does that mean it is the equivalent swiping a magnetic
>> card
>> for authentication? Did you install the software on that host to read
>> the
>> code on that key drive? Not sure what you mean by a "key drive". Give
>> more
>> details, like make and model of the device.
>>
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