On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:13:18 -0500, Wayne Johnson wrote: >At 07:09 PM 12/9/2005, Stephen Bird typed: >>Is it possible to use something like U3 apps on a USB drive to increase user >>functions/programs, which would be removed when the USB drive is removed? > >Even after going to the website I still don't know what a U3 app is.
This is new to me, so all I know is what the site http://u3.sandisk.com/ says: "What is U3? Welcome to an entirely new generation of Mobility. Going beyond typical memory devices, U3 smart drives give you the power to take your favorite programs wherever you go. Now, in addition to storing music, photos, and documents you can store and run software programs and carry with you emails, calendar, personal preferences and the means to interact with them. Enjoy true mobility and personal computing anywhere you go. You can use U3 smart drives like a standard USB drive for copying and transferring files and documents. You can 'drag and drop' files from My Computer or Windows Explorer as before. But if you want to enjoy true mobility and Programs on the Go then you will find U3 as the ideal solution for carrying your complete personal workspace wherever you go. U3's Vision - We envision a world in which people carry their "personal workspace" with them - not just files, but software programs, preferences and the means to interact with them - enabling a private, personalized, protected and portable computing experience on any computer. This offers true freedom of mobility and delivers on the promise of personal computing anywhere." >BartPE USB ??? If you're talking about creating a bootable thumb >drive with Bart Pe on it then you are severely limited by which flash >devices you can use & which machines that they will run on. I wasn't thinking of booting from the device but just using apps on the device. Again, I'm going by what SanDisk U3 seems to be offering... >I know you were talking about library computers that have been locked >down but not all libraries lock their machines down... Hmmmmm, I didn't know about the different ways to lockdown a system. Apparently the limited use systems my friend talks about will (for example) allow USB devices for copying data files (eg, word processing) to be used in other locations. As well as libraries, computer labs, etc. the newspaper article refers to hotel computers and public computers generally. >I would think that booting XpPe or similar configuration from a HD would be >ideal in >that the registry is created & recreated from scratch when booting & >this is why it makes an excellent replacement for Recovery Console >that can also be booted from the HD. Hmmmm, did you mean "USB" drive when you say "HD" above? >FWIW this has been discussed previously both partly & completely & >one can find them in the archives ><http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/win-home.html> Thanks for the reminder. I'll look ^^^^ and not further bother the list with a repeat question. :-) -- cheers, Stephen -- ---------------------------------------- To Change your email Address for this list, send the following message: CHANGE WIN-HOME your_old_address your_new_address to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Note carefully that both old and new addresses are required.
