free USB flash drive from microsoft...

[skahound]

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Haven't seen mine either.

[geoffgulley]

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^^ i don't know about you but i completely forget about it until i read this thread and then it's like "oh yeah... ". now if it was a case of guinness or something i'd be sitting like a dog next to the door waiting for the mailman.. err, mailperson.

[jeffrey collins]

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yeah i'm still waiting on mine too. doubt i'll be able to put much into it. Probably a 64meg stick.

[DancingQueen]

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has it been 6wks?

[influx]

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1st off, you can't autostart a script, like a DVD or Software CD that starts a program located on the disk once you insert it, from a USB key in XP and I believe that is also the case with 2K... this is a security feature that is built in to prevent people from coming up to your system and slipping a USB device in that would simply install a trojan, virus, etc.. There is no operating system setting that can override this. So, creating a .ini file that points to an executable to initiate and begin collecting info on your system is not going to happen unless you start it yourself.

If you think this is a conspiracy:
1) Disconnect from your network
2) Insert USB Key
3) Once the OS finds your device, Close out the "What do you want Windows to do?" screen
4) Go to Explorer and navigate to the device icon
5) Right click icon and select "Format" using Fat32.. don't think NTFS would be an option, if so, select it.

If you still think that those instructions are full of shit.. replace step 1 and 2 with:
1) Insert USB device using a Work or School system, then proceed with 3-5.

Conspiracy resolved!

not entirely true. i just got a 1GB SanDisk USB key that when you plug it in it autostarts this SanDisk "U3" program that has some basic utils on it. I even formatted the fucker when i got it and it still does it. i think it must be some type of rootkit, dunno for sure though.

[arielus]

Re: free USB flash drive from microsoft...

start
run
gpedit.msc

administrative templates
system
disable autorun
enable --> all units

then plug your usb drive.

[influx]

Re: free USB flash drive from microsoft...

^^^ will that disable autoplay alltogether? i would like it to be on for when i put in CDs, DVDs, etc.

[peloquin]

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i fucking hate autoplay. thanks arielus!

[KinKyJ]

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has it been 6wks?

It hasn't even been a month yet. Keep ur pants on people... Except for you then Karen

[arielus]

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^^^ will that disable autoplay alltogether? i would like it to be on for when i put in CDs, DVDs, etc.

unfortunatelly it just lets you chose between CD drives or ALL drives

[Chatterbot]

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Any news about the usb-stick...?
I´m still waiting for mine to come..

[KinKyJ]

Re: free USB flash drive from microsoft...

Nothing here

[peloquin]

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nope, nothing yet... although it has been exactly about 7 weeks now by my count... it said 6-8 right? hopefully it will show soon. i wont be holding my breath though.

[KinKyJ]

Re: free USB flash drive from microsoft...

bump

[arielus]

Re: free USB flash drive from microsoft...

bump.

any news? anyone?