> > > > > With the USB device, things are more interesting. If you unplug the > > > > > device (even while it's not in use), Windows warns you not to do this > > > > > ... > > > > > > > > So it's inconsistent in behavior, since this isn't how it handles > > > > the same thing during resume-from-hibernate ... > > > ... > > It sounds like we've got a failure to communicate. There were two > experiments. In the first, I simply unplugged the device. Windows did > detect this and did warn me. In the second experiment, I first did the > snapshot-and-poweroff, then removed the device, then replaced the device, > then did resume-from-snapshot. In that experiment Windows could _not_ > tell and did not warn me. I'm saying that the *HARDWARE* absolutely did tell ... but Windows discarded that information, creating the inconsistency I highlighted. - Dave
