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Try using ctrl+alt+delete and going to process and finding whatever may be using the hard drive.

Try this program, it is called ProEject, I've used it plenty of times and it has yet to fail me.

Onarax: That's the thing; even when nothing is running aside from defaults, it still pops that message up.

 

Kohaku: Hmm, I might look into it; does it has a minimum/maximum operating system?

From the official website, all it states is this:

 

 

Description: ProEject is an easy to use application which allows you to safely dismount a removable drive by closing running applications and open windows, as well as clearing the registry and folders of any trace that the USB drive might have left behind. By placing ProEject on the same drive you want to eject and running, will automatically eject the drive with little fuss. It’s that simple.

 

Version: V1.0.0.0

License: GPLv3

Requirements: Window XP above.

Portable: Yes (Stealth)

What does ProEject actually remove?

ProEject will remove traces of programs in the MRU (most recently used) sections of the Windows Registry, as well as entries created in the “Run on Startup” key. As an addition ProEject also checks for shortcuts created in the SendTo, Recent, Quick Launch, Pinned (Windows 7 only!) and the Windows Firewall.

 

I've used it with mine when it didn't want to eject or stop before, it is a pretty light program so most things aren't an issue with it.

Hmm; I might try it eventually, then.

 

To check, though, since I have 100 things on the go today(Blah, why does everything decide to break today, all at once? D=), would simply shutting down be a 'safe' way to remove a drive? I've accidentally done it before, I believe, so I don't think it harms anything, but, I just want to check...

Yeah, that is safe as it 'forces' the eject.

Alright then, that'll probably be my idea, then.