re: Hotswap problem in XP
Sunday, January 12, 2003 at 12:40 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by wrenchmonkey
(1 messages posted)
I just start Add New Hardware Wizard after installing my DVD. Softex Bay Manager
isn't needed in XP.
On Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 7:29 am, Garion wrote:
>Hi all, like to seek the advice of all the gurus out there. I have installed XP
on
>my laptop over my previous OS i.e. Win Me.The hotswap utility Softex Baymanager
which
>works well in ME isn't compatible with XP. Have tried using the compatiblity program
>in XP, however the software isn't functioning properly. Whenever I activate the
"remove"
>button to hotswap my CD R/w with my floppy drive, the system generate a report saying
>the device (CD R/W) is in use and advice to close all my applications even though
>I'm not using my CD R/W with any application. Can anyone advise me what wrong ??
>Is there any hotswap utility out there which I can install on my laptop ?
>
>Have also heard that XP doesn't need a hotswap utility software as it has a built-in
>one. It's said that everytime you connect an external peripheral to your system,
>XP will automatically alert you of the new hardware and when you remove it, XP will
>alert you again that the hardware has been disconnected. However this isn't happening
>to me. When I remove my CD R/W drive from the bay, the drive is still spinning the
>CD inside. Scary.., will it spoil the drive ?? Doesn't have the problem when using
>Softex in ME. XP also do not alert me that my CD R/W drive has been disconnected.
>Using WinExplorer, I could still see my CD R/W drive with its name & folders listed.
>Can anyone help me the verify the claim, if it's true, how do I activate this feature
>in XP. Thanks a lot.
>
>Btw, thanks Ray, Tom & David for your advice in my earlier post.
>
>
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- Hotswap problem in XP (Garion: Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 7:29 am)
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