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Memory stick issue
phatbear
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Ladies and Gents,
Ive just got a free memory stick with this months (Nov) issue of Pokerplayer, £1.50 for the mag tho.
Anyway the stick is sponsered by betfair poker, and despite formating the stick everytime I plug it in it instantly starts IE and takes me to the betfair website, is there anyway of disabling this feature on the stick or alternatively on the pc, its only a mild annoyance so if it cant be done I'll stick with it.
All the best
The Bear
Ive just got a free memory stick with this months (Nov) issue of Pokerplayer, £1.50 for the mag tho.
Anyway the stick is sponsered by betfair poker, and despite formating the stick everytime I plug it in it instantly starts IE and takes me to the betfair website, is there anyway of disabling this feature on the stick or alternatively on the pc, its only a mild annoyance so if it cant be done I'll stick with it.
All the best
The Bear
Live each day like its your last because one day you'll be right
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Are there any files on it?Ever get the feeling you are wasting your time? :rolleyes:0
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Nope ive selected show hidden files and then formatted and still the same issue persists
all the best
the bearLive each day like its your last because one day you'll be right0 -
Is the stick locked? similar to that of a floppy disk.0
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I dont think it can be cos i can read and write to it, ive never had one of these memory stick doodahs but i think if its locked you shouldnt be able to do either.
all the best
the bearLive each day like its your last because one day you'll be right0 -
Are you sure it is on the stick still - has it already loaded something onto you computer?0
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It must be on the stick because it only happens when i put the stick in the USB drive
all the best
the bearLive each day like its your last because one day you'll be right0 -
I've been given one by Tote Casino and have been hunting for instructions on how to wipe it clean. No joy so far. I will be watching this thread with interest.0
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phatbear wrote:Ive just got a free memory stick with this months (Nov) issue of Pokerplayer, £1.50 for the mag tho.
Anyway the stick is sponsered by betfair poker, and despite formating the stick everytime I plug it in it instantly starts IE and takes me to the betfair website, is there anyway of disabling this feature on the stick or alternatively on the pc, its only a mild annoyance so if it cant be done I'll stick with it.
Check in My Computer whether it has 2 partitions (drive letters). One is read-only and runs automatically and opens the Betfair/Tote web site when you plug it in. The other partition is a normal USB drive and you can write files to it.McAzrael wrote:I've been given one by Tote Casino and have been hunting for instructions on how to wipe it clean. No joy so far. I will be watching this thread with interest.
Your USB memory drive is possibly what's called a 'U3 Smart drive'; see official web site http://www.u3.com/. You can delete the read-only partition and therefore delete the autorun feature permanently by downloading an uninstaller. You can also prevent the autorun from running when you insert the drive. See items 2, 3 and 4 at http://www.u3.com/support/default.aspx. Use the U3 uninstaller at your own risk, though there's no reason why it would mess up your drive as this is the official U3 uninstaller.
There are also guides on the web to modify the read-only partition and create your own autorun feature, e.g. here (instructions are for a SanDisk drive - use at your own risk on yours).0 -
check the option to view hidden files, it might be a hidden *.bat file on the USB stick"See you on the Other Side"0
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Lawbag wrote:check the option to view hidden files, it might be a hidden *.bat file on the USB stick
See post #3
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