RE: ZoomFloppy

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-cbm-hackers@musoftware.de [mailto:owner-cbm-
> hackers@musoftware.de] On Behalf Of Scott
> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 5:57 AM
> To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> Subject: RE: ZoomFloppy
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-cbm-hackers@musoftware.de [mailto:owner-cbm-
> > hackers@musoftware.de] On Behalf Of Nate Lawson
> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 1:23 AM
> > To: cbm-hackers@musoftware.de
> > Subject: Re: ZoomFloppy
> >
> > On Jun 12, 2011, at 3:51 AM, Scott wrote:
> > >>
> > >> There is a ZoomFloppy mailing list at google groups for these
> kinds
> > of
> > >> questions. You may get a more prompt reply there in the future.
> > >>
> > >> The ZF doesn't use a drive letter. It's not a mass storage device.
> > It
> > >> sounds like you have some kind of third-party software installed
> for
> > >> your flash drive ("LaunchU3"). It is possible this driver doesn't
> > >> understand the ZF (a USB device with two bulk pipes but it is
> > vendor-
> > >> specific, NOT mass storage) but it is still trying to claim it.
> > >>
> > >> I'd try uninstalling the LaunchU3 program and see if that helps.
> You
> > >> don't need a special driver for USB flash drives. They've been
> > >> supported natively in Windows since Win2k.
> > >>
> > >> -Nate
> > >>       Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list
> > >
> > > Nate,
> > >
> > > Def odd. LaunchU3.exe is the files that gives you the U3 Task bar.
> > The Flash
> > > drive normally takes two drive letters, one being a CD-ROM drive.
> But
> > no
> > > matter what drive letters I give it, it seems the ZF has already
> > taken them.
> > > Like the ZF takes ALL the available drive letters when connected.
> > >
> > > I'll see if anyone on the ZF google group has had this problem.
> > >
> > > Thanks to the quick response.
> >
> >
> > The ZoomFloppy does not use any drive letters (none). I think the
> > driver for the U3 hardware is behaving improperly. If you uninstall
> the
> > U3 driver and let the Windows native driver handle the USB flash
> > portion, you shouldn't see any problems.
> >
> > -Nate
> >        Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list
> 
> Nate,
> 
> Interesting...
> 
> I looked in the 'Uninstall or change a program' and LauncherU3 WAS
> installed. I uninstalled it and then ran CCleaner Registry cleaner and
> then
> rebooted. Plugged in the ZF and then the U3 Device. I got the same
> error. I
> looked again in the 'Uninstall or change a program' and LauncherU3 was
> not
> there. The autorun.inf file is listed below.
> 
> [AutoRun]
> open=LaunchU3.exe -a
> icon=LaunchU3.exe,0
> action=Run U3 Launchpad
> 
> [Definitions]
> Launchpad=LaunchPad.exe
> Vtype=2
> 
> [CopyFiles]
> FileNumber=1
> File1=LaunchPad.zip
> 
> [Update]
> URL=http://u3.sandisk.com/download/lp_installer.asp?custom=1.6.1.2&bran
> d=Pel
> icanBFG
> 
> 
> [Comment]
> brand=PelicanBFG
> 
> The two Drive letters used by the U3 Device are below
> 
> Drive Letter	Drive Type	Drive Name	Drive Description
> Connected	Instance ID	Device Path	Last Update Time
> G:\	Local Hardware	SanDisk SanDisk Cruzer USB Device
> @cdrom.inf,%gencdrom_devdesc%;CD-ROM Drive	Yes
> USBSTOR\CdRom&Ven_SanDisk&Prod_SanDisk_Cruzer&Rev_8.02\1100400A5A92CC3C
> &1
> \Device\CdRom2	6/13/2011 5:39:33 AM
> H:\	Local Hardware	SanDisk SanDisk Cruzer USB Device
> @disk.inf,%disk_devdesc%;Disk drive	Yes
> USBSTOR\Disk&Ven_SanDisk&Prod_SanDisk_Cruzer&Rev_8.02\1100400A5A92CC3C&
> 0
> \Device\HarddiskVolume4	6/13/2011 5:39:43 AM
> I know that my Western Digital USB Drive doesn't run software to
> install a
> CdRom so I don't get the error. So it seems to be tied to the CdRom.
> The
> CdRom seems to be a requirement in order to get the U3 Application Menu
> because when I double click LauncherU3 after the error I get the error
> again.
> 
> 
>        Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing list

Also, 

With the U3 device installed and getting the error, if I unplug the ZF and
double click LauncherU3 it launches normally without error.


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