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Don't know if it will help but you can use RegisterDeviceNotification (...) 
win32 API  to register with the system, and thus be informed of such updates 
as a USB device being inserted or removed.

HTH

Mike

<Anthony> wrote in message 
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>
> Hello all,
>
> I have an interesting problem, which I think the solution may be a bit
> above my knowledge level but I think is completely doable.
>
> The question is: How do I go about programmatically initiating the USB
> hardware detection sequence?
>
> I have a competer system with an internal USB connection to a
> removable device. The problem that I am having is that when I plug in
> the devices I have to unplug and plug in the USB cable to initiate the
> USB hardware detection routine so that the device can be accessed by
> the OS. I would really like to get away from the unplug/plug step and
> was thinking I should be able to do it programmatically with a small
> program. I just don't know how and thought I would inquire here with
> the experts.
>
> Any suggestions that you have would be greatly appreciated, especially
> code snippets since this may be more on the driver level that I have
> worked with before.
>
> Thank you all for your time,
> Anthony