Re: Introduction, and a question
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Ervin, Glenn
Windows 7 I believe, and I plug into many computers, installing NVDA, and I use a 64GB thumb drive, and it would be time consuming to scan that on everyone’s computer. Glenn
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 3:48 PM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] Introduction, and a question
In what version of Windows did you first see this action?
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Ervin, Glenn Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 2:44 PM Subject: Re: [nvda] Introduction, and a question
Gene, It is a default Windows action, I only use Microsoft’s anti-virus and malware (mrt) tools. I tried a malware one lately, Malware Bytes, but I removed it. Glenn
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nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Gene
You may get that message on your machine, for some reason. I have never gotten such a message on four machines. maybe an antimalware program is offering to scan it but it is not a default action in Windows unless Windows 8 and 10 have such a default action. I haven't used either version.
Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Ervin, Glenn Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 1:17 PM Subject: Re: [nvda] Introduction, and a question
Whenever you plug in a drive, you get the message to scan it. Once you do scan it, it is good for a time, or unless you change the drive label. That is one I escape out of all the time. Glenn
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nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io>
On Behalf Of Gene
I don't know what messages you are talking about. if you use safely remove hardware, there is no canned message about scanning and removing. If the drive can safely be removed, you get a message that the drive can safely be removed. If it can't, you get a message that it can't. I haven't seen any reputable advisor, such as Kim Komando, advocate ignoring such messages. I've said that at times, it is alright to remove a drive if you get a not safe to remove message, such as in the case of when you run NVDA from a thumb drive. In a specific case like that, where you unload NVDA but you still can't remove the drive, it is because a file is still being used by Windows. it is not released by Windows for some reason and It won't be. I explained in previous messages what I would do. I see that Joseph Lee seems to give a much shorter waiting time, if I understand his message correctly. But usually, when a file is not being held in use by Windows for no reason, if you get a message that it is unsafe to remove a drive, it isn't and you should use safely remove hardware again to see if you get the safe to remove announcement.
You may get away with ignoring such messages and not using Safely Remove hardware most of the time but what about the time when you don't? These features aren't just placed in Windows because some programmer had nothing to do. They are placed there for a reason.
You can set parameters regarding external drives so that you never have to use Safely remove Hardware. I won't go into that here. But unless you know the parameters are set in that way, I wouldn't take the chance.
How do I know what Joe stranger or Joe friend or public library administrator did, if anything, regarding these settings? Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Ervin, Glenn Sent: Monday, July 23, 2018 10:34 AM Subject: Re: [nvda] Introduction, and a question
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