Andy, we just ordered a 500 GB maxtor external hard drive from eBuyer, got £10 off with Google and including vat and delivery we paid £83 98 all in to arrive within five days. Good luck with your purchase. Christine W.----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 3:27 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: External Hard Drives Thanks George. I've got PSV, Maplands and PC World to check out this evening. Hope Pauline comes home with a smile on her face. I may be in for a chance of checking these out then, hahaha. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 9:40 AM Subject: [access-uk] Re: External Hard Drives > 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 > > > > __________ NOD32 2217 (20070425) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > ** 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 ** 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