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Flash drives -- Dumb Q
Geez, have I got a lot to learn! That's one reason I enjoy newsgroups.
I have never used a flash drive, though I have seen them over at Fry's. I think I'd like to try one for primitive backup purposes and portability's sake. They're certainly cheap enough, and I do have USB 2.0 now. I understand I can just drag-and-drop data into these things, and the system thinks of a flash drive as just another hard drive. My question is this: how fast are these things? Does it take a while to write data into them, or is it practically instantaneous? And does WinME automatically detect a new flash drive, or do I have to install some software? And I suppose you can read and write to a flash drive as many times as you like. Thanks for info!!! Matt J. McCullar |
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Look here for some answers to commonly asked question:
http://www.usbflashdrive.org/usbfd_faq.html#whatis Yes, WinME includes mass storage drivers and all you should have to do is plug it into a usb port. It will be assigned a drive letter just like an external drive. You can copy add/delete files and format the drive. They are reasonably fast - time depends on size of files - small files are quite fast - Yes, you can read/write as many times as you want -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message . .. Geez, have I got a lot to learn! That's one reason I enjoy newsgroups. I have never used a flash drive, though I have seen them over at Fry's. I think I'd like to try one for primitive backup purposes and portability's sake. They're certainly cheap enough, and I do have USB 2.0 now. I understand I can just drag-and-drop data into these things, and the system thinks of a flash drive as just another hard drive. My question is this: how fast are these things? Does it take a while to write data into them, or is it practically instantaneous? And does WinME automatically detect a new flash drive, or do I have to install some software? And I suppose you can read and write to a flash drive as many times as you like. Thanks for info!!! Matt J. McCullar |
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More helpful information:
USB 2.0 http://www.everythingusb.com/usb2/faq.htm WinME does not include USB 2.0 drivers, which are typically included with the capable device. And, Mr. McCullar, there are no "dumb questions" in these MS newsgroups. No one is born knowing any of this stuff. Please don't hesitate to ask any question. -- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm In Memorium: Alex Nichol http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "Jon_Hildrum" wrote in message ... Look here for some answers to commonly asked question: http://www.usbflashdrive.org/usbfd_faq.html#whatis Yes, WinME includes mass storage drivers and all you should have to do is plug it into a usb port. It will be assigned a drive letter just like an external drive. You can copy add/delete files and format the drive. They are reasonably fast - time depends on size of files - small files are quite fast - Yes, you can read/write as many times as you want -- Jon Hildrum DTS MVP www.hildrum.com "Matt J. McCullar" wrote in message . .. Geez, have I got a lot to learn! That's one reason I enjoy newsgroups. I have never used a flash drive, though I have seen them over at Fry's. I think I'd like to try one for primitive backup purposes and portability's sake. They're certainly cheap enough, and I do have USB 2.0 now. I understand I can just drag-and-drop data into these things, and the system thinks of a flash drive as just another hard drive. My question is this: how fast are these things? Does it take a while to write data into them, or is it practically instantaneous? And does WinM E automatically detect a new flash drive, or do I have to install some software? And I suppose you can read and write to a flash drive as many times as you like. Thanks for info!!! Matt J. McCullar |
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"Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... snip And, Mr. McCullar, there are no "dumb questions" in these MS newsgroups. No one is born knowing any of this stuff. Please don't hesitate to ask any question. -- Indeed Jack. One of my all time favourite sayings is thatere is no such thing as a dumb question, only a stupid mistake for not asking! Good luck, BarryG |
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Goes to show that your mother didn't raise no fool!
-- Jack E. Martinelli 2002-05 MS MVP for Shell/User / DTS Help us help you: http://www.dts-L.org/goodpost.htm In Memorium: Alex Nichol http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/nichol.mspx Your cooperation is very appreciated. ------ "BarryG" wrote in message ... "Jack E Martinelli" wrote in message ... snip And, Mr. McCullar, there are no "dumb questions" in these MS newsgroups. No one is born knowing any of this stuff. Please don't hesitate to ask any question. -- Indeed Jack. One of my all time favourite sayings is that there is no such thing as a dumb question, only a stupid mistake for not asking! Good luck, BarryG |
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