01-23-2006, 05:29 AM
As long as the USB flash drive (UFD) isn't being written to, you don't have to eject it. Go to Control Panel,System,Hardware tab, Device Manager button, expand Drives, right click UFD in question, select properties, Policies tab and make sure "Optimized for quick removal" is selected. Then you should be safe to pull it out unless you're saving something to it.
Matt B