[DM-MUG] The perfect Mac story

[Douglas]

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The perfect Mac story.

I recently bought a USB flash drive.

When I attached it to my Mac the Flash drive mounted without any=20
problem and was instantly ready for use.

When I attached it to my Wintel box (XP version) it would not mount. No=20=

matter what. So, off to Google and the manufacturers website where I=20
found this:
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FAQ

Question 117: "When installing the Flash Drive on a networked computer=20=

I can't see it in My Computer. How can I fix this?"

=A0Answer "Here are the steps to reassigning the drive letter in Win2000=20=

and in WinXP. "
	1.  	Right click My Computer and select Manage.
	2.  	 After the Computer Management console has opened select =
Storage=20
then Disk Management folder in the left window.
	3.  	 On the right side in the bottom section, right click =
the drive=20
that corresponds to the Attache and select Change Drive Letter and Path=20=

to a known NON-Network Drive letter.
	4.  	 Click OK until you are back to the Desktop
	5.  	NOTE: Changing drive letter or your Hard Drive (C) may =
affect the=20
operation of some of your software =96 this is not the one that you want=20=

to change. If you do this it may be necessary to reinstall the software=20=

for the programs that no longer respond =96 please use caution when=20
changing drive letters.
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Both my Mac box and the Wintel box are on the network but only one=20
"knows" how to behave without help.

I'm certain that there are things about the Mac OS that make others=20
cringe but I find this kind of DOS prompt behavior by Micro$oft=20
unforgivable.

Best, Doug

"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts."
Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan=

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<bigger>The perfect Mac story.


I recently bought a USB flash drive.=20


When I attached it to my Mac the Flash drive mounted without any
problem and was instantly ready for use.


When I attached it to my Wintel box (XP version) it would not mount.
No matter what. So, off to Google and the manufacturers website where
I found this:

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<italic>FAQ


Question 117: "When installing the Flash Drive on a networked computer
I can't see it in My Computer. How can I fix this?"


=A0Answer "Here are the steps to reassigning the drive letter in Win2000
and in WinXP. "

	1.  	Right click My Computer and select Manage.

	2.  	 After the Computer Management console has opened select =
Storage
then Disk Management folder in the left window.

	3.  	 On the right side in the bottom section, right click =
the drive
that corresponds to the Attache and select Change Drive Letter and
Path to a known NON-Network Drive letter.

	4.  	 Click OK until you are back to the Desktop

	5.  	NOTE: Changing drive letter or your Hard Drive (C) may =
affect
the operation of some of your software =96 this is not the one that you
want to change. If you do this it may be necessary to reinstall the
software for the programs that no longer respond =96 <underline>please
use caution when changing drive letters</underline>. </italic>

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D


Both my Mac box and the Wintel box are on the network but only one
"knows" how to behave without help.


I'm certain that there are things about the Mac OS that make others
cringe but I find this kind of DOS prompt behavior by Micro$oft
unforgivable.


Best, Doug


"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts."=20

Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan</bigger>=

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