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Randall
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      11-28-2008
On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:13:17 +0100, "Christopher R. Lee"
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>Concerning the file format: I thought V*sta only allowes you to format NTFS.


You may have thought that, but you were wrong (hard to accept, I
know).

>Operating systems should be designed to be file-compatible with other OS.


From a users's limited viewpoint, perhaps. From a business person's
point of view, moronic.
 
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Bob D.
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      11-29-2008
I would also recommend using NTFS. You will be covered using up to a
Terabyte.

Was there any preloaded software on the Hard Drive (Back up program Etc)?
Don't know if they do this with Hard Drive's. I remember the first time I
inserted a Sandisk flash drive in
It installed some software for some communications (SKYPE) & a program to
dismount the flash drive.
Maybe you have a setup program running behind some windows & that's why you
cannot dismount it properly.

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> On Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:13:17 +0100, "Christopher R. Lee"
> <> wrote:
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>>Concerning the file format: I thought V*sta only allowes you to format
>>NTFS.

>
> You may have thought that, but you were wrong (hard to accept, I
> know).
>
>>Operating systems should be designed to be file-compatible with other OS.

>
> From a users's limited viewpoint, perhaps. From a business person's
> point of view, moronic.


 
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