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Name: brickwood
Date: January 1, 2007 at 01:32:44 Pacific
OS: vista
CPU/Ram: N/A
Product: my own custom rig
Comment:

sup... anyone no if u can make it so a temporary icon of an external memory device u just plugged in can pop-up on the desktop while its in use like in mac osx? jus one feature id like to have...

thanks.. and happy new year



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Name: Bryco
Date: January 5, 2007 at 07:33:17 Pacific
Reply:

While the device is connected and using Windows Explorer, right click on the drive's icon and drag it to the desktop, release the mouse button and select "Create shortcut here".

Naturally, the icon will only work if the device is connected and assigned the same drive letter.

Bryan


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Name: brickwood
Date: January 12, 2007 at 07:45:36 Pacific
Reply:

thanks heaps for the input and the thought had occured to me.. though id be more interested in an app for the job.


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