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Onan the Clumsy
11th Apr 2006, 23:59
I have two of these and I had then plugged in as G: and H: the other day. I removed them both (safely) and today I reinstalled the one that was H: and it came up as...H:
Does that mean it remembers? Why isn't it called G: this time?
Conan the Librarian
12th Apr 2006, 11:26
MS work on the basis of a drive snatching the first letter it can. You can read the drive ok, because flash drives normally carry data and not programs. There is rarely anything on there that needs a path.
Iif you want to allocate a letter, have a stroll to the control panel - Admin tools and you can manage things from there.
Conan
Mac the Knife
12th Apr 2006, 11:43
Read this
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1676&page=9
and this
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html
:ok:
Conan the Librarian
12th Apr 2006, 18:59
Nice one Mac! That is really useful to know.
Conan
Feline
12th Apr 2006, 20:19
Thanks very much indeed Mac! Very very useful! How do you find the time to sniff out all the amazing stuff?
AnEviltwinEr
12th Apr 2006, 22:17
Read this
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/usbdlm_e.html
I'd find that useful in this thread.
Onan the Clumsy
13th Apr 2006, 13:58
Thanks everyone that really is a big help (though it still doesn't explain the original anomoly, you know what I don't care)
I'm developing a little .net application and I carry it between hoime and work on a flash drive (1Gb for $29.99 :ok:) and this'll make things a lot easier.
AnEviltwinEr
13th Apr 2006, 15:28
Thanks everyone that really is a big help (though it still doesn't explain the original anomoly, you know what I don't care)
I'm developing a little .net application and I carry it between hoime and work on a flash drive (1Gb for $29.99 :ok:) and this'll make things a lot easier.
Where did you buy that?
Me wanna one. Me wanna one!
Onan the Clumsy
14th Apr 2006, 02:22
Better hurry up, I got it at Fry's it's like eighty bucks on sale for fifty with a twenty dollar mail in rebate or something. I think it's on till this weekend.
Assuming you have a Fry's near you...
AnEviltwinEr
14th Apr 2006, 14:58
Better hurry up, I got it at Fry's it's like eighty bucks on sale for fifty with a twenty dollar mail in rebate or something. I think it's on till this weekend.
Assuming you have a Fry's near you...
Nop, we doesnt have "Fry's" here in Snoreway.
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MightyGem
17th Apr 2006, 04:32
1Gb USB here (http://www.mymemory.co.uk/) for £17.99