Working with several portable USB devices on one computer can be quite complicated when you consider that Windows is assigning the next free drive letter to a device that gets connected. This can lead to some confusion and a great tip that I would like to pass on is to assign USB drives to folders instead.
Assign USB Drives to a Folder
Posted by Martin in Hardware, Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows TAGS in Hardware, Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows28
Mar
Format an USB Device as NTFS in Windows XP
Posted by Martin in Hardware, Operating Systems, Windows TAGS in Hardware, Operating Systems, Windows17
Mar
The question came up just recently and I thought it would be nice to address it here in case other users are searching for a similar solution. If you want to format an USB device in Windows XP you notice that you can only select the FAT filesystem in the options. NTFS does not seem to be available which is rather strange at first glance but it becomes obvious pretty soon that this was not just another evil Microsoft plot to frustrate users.
Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager
Posted by Martin in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows TAGS in Operating Systems, Tools, Windows5
Jul
Microsoft USB Flash Drive Manager is a free software for Windows XP created by Microsoft to make it easier to backup and restore files on USB devices that get connected to the computer. It was primarily designed as a backup and restoration utility but offers several other features that make it worthwhile.
Use any USB 2.0 Device for Readyboost in Vista
Posted by Martin in Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows TAGS in Knowledge, Operating Systems, Windows16
Apr
Readyboost is a disk caching system introduced in Windows Vista that relies on flash memory to boost system performance. The effect is not that noticeable but some users swear on it and I do not want to discuss the usefulness of Readyboost. The USB device has to meet some requirements before it can be used for Readyboost mainly that it needs to meet certain read speeds. Many older USB devices do not meet these requirements and refuse to be used as Readyboost devices in Windows Vista.
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