They are pretty much of a muchness, as they say. PC World have some good offers on at the moment in the 200 - 300 GB or more area for under 100 Pounds. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christine Weetman Sent: 25 April 2007 02:18 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: External Hard Drives hahahahah This is funny, but true to all computers, they have a mind of their own! So which is the Best Cheapest external har drive? Please, preferably a large one, though I don't want to pay over the odds for one Just a little bigger in memory! Thanks, inexperienced, Christine W.----- Original Message -----=20 From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 10:35 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: External Hard Drives Hi Andy, Just plug it in to the USB port, and pray. Mine usually comes up with a dialog asking me what I want to do with it, but that's just the once. Alt + F4 to dismiss that dialog, and after that it just appears as an additional disk drive in My Computer. But then again............. Are computers not modelled on Mother-in-laws with acute P.M.T. and a hangover - kind of like my Vista system? George.=3D20 -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andy Logue Sent: 24 April 2007 22:05 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] External Hard Drives Hi all. I'm thinking of purchasing an External Hard Drive, most probably, from PC World. My question is that I recently purchased a 4 GB Thumb Drive for =3DA318.00. All I need do is insert it into a USB and I'm presented with the Windows What do you want Windows to do box. Does an External Hard Drive work in the same fashion and is it usable straight out of the box, or do I need to do some fancy formatting to it? Best wishes. Andy=3D20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Dunsubscrib e] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3D3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=3D20 Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.10/774 - Release Date: 23/04/2007 17:26 =3D20 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition.=3D20 Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.5.10/774 - Release Date: 23/04/2007 17:26 =3D20 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dunsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=3Dfaq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq