When I try to "Safely Remove Hardware" for my SD card, Windows almost always pops up with a notice that a program is using it, even though there is no program that I can find that would be using the card in the taskbar or anywhere. Why does this happen? Is there a way to avoid this problem?
OS: Windows XP Pro
Computer: Dell Inspiron 700m laptop
Card Reader: Internal card reader included with laptop
2007-01-07 12:29:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
So long as it is plugged in, it IS in use; simply to record the fact that it IS plugged in!
SD cards are NOT considered "hardware" in the normal sense, they are a type of memory.
Unless your are reading from or writing to the card, just pull it out, or eject it, depending on your system.
2007-01-07 13:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by f100_supersabre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Windows say there is a program is using your SD card, mean you are opening a explorer windows on it or editing a file in it. If you are really sure there is no any program using the device... please do a full virus scan then...
2007-01-07 20:35:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you expecting it to eject like a CD?
just pull it out
2007-01-07 20:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by Çlïgér4™ ♂ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋