is there any way to fix usb storage key support in win2k?

[dpopiz]

I'm sure this has been asked before, it seems like a pretty common gripe...
is there any way to get usb storage keys to work like a floppy (so that when the progress bar on the copy dialog finishes, it's actually finished copying, and so when you pull it out, windows doesn't scold you for being "unsafe")

 

[stevewm]

Windows 2000 by default enables Wirte Caching for USB storage devices. This is why you'll get data corruption if you unplug your device without stopping that.

Normally you would bring up the Device Manager property page for the USB drive and untick write caching. However this setting is ALWAYS greyed out.

Its not currently possible to disable write caching for USB storage devices in Windows 2000

 

[dpopiz]

what about windows xp

 

[stevewm]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
what about windows xp

It is disabled by default in XP

In fact its disabled by default for all removable storage devices, USB or otherwise.

 

[dpopiz]

but is it possile?

 

[dpopiz]

I mean is it possible in windows xp?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
I mean is it possible in windows xp?

I use my 128mb USB storage device to transfer files between my WinXP home system and my Win2K workstation. XP doesn't pop up the unsafe message like W2K if I try to remove the device without stopping it.

However, the device continues to read/write once the progress bar is gone. ie, the light on the drive continues to blink (indicating its writing) for several seconds after the Explorer progress bar is gone.

 

[stevewm]

Originally posted by: dpopiz
I mean is it possible in windows xp?

As I said before in my earlier post, write caching, the thing that causes you to have to STOP the device in Windows 2000 is DISABLED by default in Windows XP.

So when you copy something to the drive in Windows XP is actually copies it. Once it is done copying you can just unplug the drive without any ill effects.