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by jbdowdell

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c: has w98se Fat32
d: has w2k ntfs
Power scheme=Home/Office, Monitor off= 1hr, Hard disks off=2hrs, hibernate =never.
When using w2k then leaving >2hrs and returning, error message "device unplugged before stopping, data has been lost" see microsoft Q210913. Device listed is c:. Gives option of having unplug icon in tray but even when checked does not appear. When I use add/remove hardware wizard in control panel it shows no devices. How do I fix this ?

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by rob k.

Try changin the Hard disks off to never. You might have to do this in both of the op sys so that it does not matter which one you are running.

Hope this helps
Rob k.

by jbdowdell

This seems to defeat the purpose of power management. I could also just turn the computer off then back on when I need it. I stll do not know how to put the icon in the tray but I think I have solved the main problem.
Sophos was doing a sweep of "all hard drives" at midnight, I changed that to D: only (file system conflict??) and it seems to have fixed it.
Thanks for your interest.

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