Safe Removal of Hardware
To remove your USB modem from the computer first close
the Connection Manager then use the safe removal of
hardware process. If you remove the USB modem when it is
active the modem software and related information (eg
Phonebook records) may become corrupted.
Safely remove the modem
Eg in Windows XP, left click the icon on the Windows
taskbar
Click on Safely Remove Hardware
Remove the USB modem.
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