I occasionally get a Windows error saying a USB drive can't be stopped and to try again later. (Even though the drive is not being accessed.) This happens when I try to eject the drive using the icon in the bottom right taskbar. And of course, waiting and trying later does not work...
Sometimes, I can do a right-click, Start, explore to bring up a directory and this will fix it (refresh?). But other times, no. In which case I just unplug the damn thumbdrive anyway... And even if I do this, about 95% of the time if I plug something else into the port (or even reinsert the same USB device), it registers and works fine.
It's just a nusiance really. Anybody know the cause of this behavior? It is not limited to thumb drives. I've got a couple cameras that do the same thing. Also, it's not reliably repeatable. Occasionally things "eject" just fine.
stumped here. XP-Home, SP-2
-mpm