Can I safely remove my USB drive from a Windows computer without stopping it? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2008 - 14 answers 
I think I'm finally switching to Ubuntu on my main machine. I have two 160GB external drives, currently both with NTFS, currently mirrored (by software, not a RAID). With what and how should I format/use these guys? [more inside]
posted on Mar 14, 2008 - 8 answers
I have a big external USB hard drive with three partitions for infrequently used files and backup. I was wondering what kind of file to make to have it automatically open a folder showing the drive when I power on the device and not ask me what I'd like to do with each of the other drives.
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posted on Feb 21, 2008 - 7 answers
How do I stop the annoying "This device can operate faster" query when I plug a USB 2 thumb drive into a USB 1.1 port (which is all my computer has)?
posted on Jan 29, 2008 - 7 answers
How do I perform a FAT32 format of a 2.5" laptop drive that's in an external case connected to a Win2K box via USB? Complication: drive was originally formatted as HFS+ on a Mac. [more inside]
posted on Oct 19, 2007 - 7 answers
How can I make a USB stick "fixed" instead of "removable" on Windows Vista? [more inside]
posted on Sep 1, 2007 - 10 answers
Is anyone using a USB wireless NIC on a Windows 2003 server? [more inside]
posted on Jun 12, 2007 - 6 answers
How can I find out what application is locking my external USB drive in Windows XP? [more inside]
posted on Feb 5, 2007 - 11 answers
How do I stop windows from automatically searching for media when a new drive is plugged in? (Minor annoyance.) [more inside]
posted on Nov 29, 2006 - 3 answers
[WinXPfilter] What's wrong with my USB devices on my computer? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2006 - 11 answers
Is there a way to get Windows XP to always assign the same drive letter to a particular removable device? [more inside]
posted on Aug 11, 2006 - 4 answers
Work gave me a 1GB keydrive for carrying personal files. What I'd adore is using it to carry around a rescue disk such as one of the many tiny bootable Linux distributions. [more inside]
posted on Mar 13, 2006 - 11 answers
Changing drive letters in Windows 2000 [more inside]
posted on Jan 28, 2006 - 6 answers
I'd like to password protect the contents of a USB thumbdrive that will be accessed from an OS X and Windows platform. [more inside]
posted on Dec 7, 2005 - 9 answers
When I turn on the phantom power switch on my new Digidesign mbox, I get a warning that the device is pulling too much power from the USB port (and then it stops working). I'm using a Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop, which is one of the recommended systems on Digidesign's site. I have Win XP Service Pack II installed. What gives? [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2005 - 26 answers
Can anyone recommend a Windows XP utility that lists details of what's plugged into my USB devices? I need more info than what Device Manager tells me, but don't need the full USB device developer suites I find searching the web.
posted on Feb 13, 2005 - 2 answers
Printer filter/ I'm downsizing to travel cross country and would like to use an old Canon bubble jet (BJ10ex) with my new Dell laptop running XP. Does anyone know if this won't work? I have to wait for a USB Parallel converter cable to arrive to test it. Are there other compatibility problems I need to know about?
posted on Feb 3, 2005 - 3 answers
I use a Windows XP box at work. I use a Powerbook G4 at home. I'd like to buy the bluetooth Apple Pro keyboard and use it both at home and at work. Is this possible? If so, any specific recommendations for a USB-bluetooth adapter for my work machine? Thanks in advance.
posted on Nov 9, 2004 - 1 answers
Can a USB flash drive be used as your Windows swap space? What are the positive aspects of a design such as this?
posted on Sep 7, 2004 - 18 answers
A USB 2.0 card reader is causing my Windows 2000 laptop to completely hang up. [mi]
posted on Aug 16, 2004 - 2 answers
I recently got a new Sony Vaio. Its great, except I didn't realize it didn't come with a floppy disk drive. So, what I'm looking for to replace it is a small USB drive (around 64-128 megs). I've seen a bunch online and at stores for sale, but anyone here personaly use them and know what a good brand is? I want one that hooks to a keychain and can take a good amount of abuse (I don't care about extra features like security- my main concern is will it break easily and be around for a good while). Any ideas?
posted on Dec 24, 2003 - 15 answers
