On Sun, 12 Jun 2011, Nate Lawson wrote: > 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. > I'm willing to bet if he turns off auto-play for USB devices on that system, the issue will go away. g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.simpits.org/geneb - The Me-109F/X Project Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://www.scarletdme.org - Get it _today_! Political correctness is a doctrine, fostered by a delusional, illogical minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. Message was sent through the cbm-hackers mailing listReceived on 2011-06-13 13:00:07
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