On 19 Dec 2008 at 11:24, James Edwards wrote:
> Recently, in one of our open Faculty labs, when a user inserts a flash
> drive and goes to My Computer, the flash mounts as a folder instead of a disk.
> If the user clicks on it, it either opens a dialog asking what program they
> would like to use to open it or an access denied dialog. Right clicking and
> choosing "Explore" does open it and it is usable. Windows XP-SP3.
>
> Any ideas what is going on?
Does this help [g,d,rlh]?
Super Punch: Flash drive that looks like a folder icon
http://superpunch.blogspot.com/2008/08/flash-drive-that-looks-like-folder-
icon.html
How about this?
YouTube - How to change flash drive icon (any drive)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iP88SG7jIs4
Found this one here:
Adding Custom Drive Icons To My Computer Without Software
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbh8BI1vYR4&NR=1
It tells you to look in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Explorer. Is there a key there
called DriveIcons with a subkey for F?
More useful info here:
[VP} - Icons/Drive icons
http://www.virtualplastic.net/html/icn_drv.html
While I was researching this, I came across the following little gem:
Vista Drive Icon
... changes the drive icons shown in Windows "My Computer", to a
nearly Vista drive icon, showing the drive's free space with a smooth
colored horizontal bar.
Operating System: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP)
http://drvicon.sourceforge.net/
Happy Friday-before-TWO-short-weeks!
Angus
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