[chyron8472]

I used to have intermittent problems with my Kindle not being recognized when reconnecting after having unplugged it from my desktop pc.

Here's what I discovered:

Since I am using Windows 7 x64, ejecting my Kindle from "My Computer" or the "Safely Remove Hardware" system tray icon has a different effect than ejecting it from Calibre.

- If I "eject" my Kindle from either "My Computer" or from the "Safely Remove Hardware" systray icon, it will remove my Kindle from appearing in Windows and my Kindle will then come out of USB Mode while still plugged in;

- If I "eject" my Kindle from Calibre first, my Kindle will no longer appear elsewhere in Windows either but the Kindle itself remains in USB Mode as long as it is still connected. It is this method which I believe causes the Kindle to sometimes not recognize properly when reconnecting to the computer.

With this in mind, I always eject my Kindle from Windows rather than from Calibre.

My laptop, however, is running XP 32-bit, and never causes any issues if I eject from either location. I believe I read somewhere that the issue of Calibre not kicking the Kindle out of USB Mode is a problem Calibre has when running on 64-bit OSes.


All I know is, ever since I started ejecting my Kindle from Windows rather than from Calibre on my desktop pc, I no longer have any issues at all.