Andy, the word you're looking for that sounds like Nod32 is FAT32. On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 23:09:07 +0100, "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said: > Hi George. > > That's good news. I recall some years back that they had to be formatted > to > something sounding like nod 32. It would make life much easier if it > just > showed up as another drive. I'm visiting PC World on Friday, so I'll > have a > look beforehand to get some idea of prices, sizes etc. > > Incidentally, One of my favourite Mother-in-Law jokes by Les Dawson. > > Mother-in-Law: Well what do you think? > Son-in-Law: Had your hair done? No. > Bought a new hat? > No. > Perhaps a new dress? > No! No! > I don't know then. New shoes? > No! No! No! See you men, your good for nothing! > For goodness sake! What is it then? > I'm wearing a gas mask! > > Best wishes. > Andy. > > P.S I love my Mother-in-Law. Just don't want Pauline to turn out like > her, > hahaha. > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > 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.=20 > > > > -----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 =A318.00. 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. 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