2008/5/15 mike scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On 14 May 2008 at 22:54, Harold Fuchs wrote: > > > On 11/05/2008 21:36, Michelle Konzack wrote: > > > Am 2008-05-07 14:23:06, schrieb Lisi Reisz: > > > > > >> With pre-installed software that resists formatting for at least one > > >> partition. I have not seen this often, but I have seen it. (The > idea, I > > >> believe, is allegedly to make using the drive to back-up Windows more > > >> automatic.) > ... > > Please explain how this software can possibly work. If you connect a > > portable hard drive nothing runs if you don't want it to. How can the > > drive "resist formatting"? > > Courtesy of windows 'autorun' misfeature, which too many people will > assume is a Good Thing, necessary, vital and irremoveable rather than > the more truthful converse.
Holding down the Shift key while inserting the drive defeats the autorun. Also, the discussion is partly about these things not being usable on Linux ... -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
