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On 26 Jan 2010, at 20:54, Paul Hartman wrote: |
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> I don't think it is possible to remove it. Disks with this kind of |
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> "helpful" stuff are annoying because of violating corporate policies, |
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> being seen as non-hdd by some devices that accept external hard drives |
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> (like a dvr, media center etc). |
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It should be mentioned that these virtual CDs can be immensely useful |
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if your operating system doesn't ship with drivers for the unit - |
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think home users of Windows. |
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The virtual drive appears as a standard CD drive, supported by all |
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operating systems, and contains the needed software. |
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It is unfortunate, then, that the use of this has been extended from |
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things like wifi & 3G cards, for which drivers are often essential, to |
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hard-drives, which should appear as standard mass-storage devices, |
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anyway. I assume this allows the manufacturer to ship the Clever |
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Backup (tm) software which their marketing department deemed necessary. |
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Stroller. |
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