Looking for USB Flash Drives with Hardware Write Protection
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From: vfclists on 10 May 2010 05:00 I am looking for USB Flash drives with hardware write protection, you know the type with the button that you slide to disable writing. It is mainly for software installation and it is prevent virus infections. I need to update the software on it regularly, and DVDs and CDs don't always work. Any recommendations?
From: SC Tom on 10 May 2010 06:49 "vfclists" <vfclists(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:e295d343-dd7a-4a4c-9e7a-e7a2db560885(a)h9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... >I am looking for USB Flash drives with hardware write protection, you > know the type with the button that you slide to disable writing. > > It is mainly for software installation and it is prevent virus > infections. > I need to update the software on it regularly, and DVDs and CDs don't > always work. > > Any recommendations? Google is your friend :-) http://salestores.com/imatio144.html http://www.amazon.com/Ezdrive-Pro-Flash-Drive-Usb/dp/B000RGDA5E http://www.amazon.com/Ezdrive-Pro-Flash-Drive-Usb/dp/B000RGG22C -- SC Tom
From: Bob Willard on 10 May 2010 08:11 vfclists wrote: > I am looking for USB Flash drives with hardware write protection, you > know the type with the button that you slide to disable writing. > > It is mainly for software installation and it is prevent virus > infections. > I need to update the software on it regularly, and DVDs and CDs don't > always work. > > Any recommendations? I only trust one kind of write protection: removal. -- Cheers, Bob
From: Pavel A. on 12 May 2010 03:51 All full-size CF cards have write protection switch. If you don't need extra large sizes ( > 8 GB) just use CF cards with an USB adapter. If you do lot of installations from CD/DVDs, have look at this enclosure: www.i-odd.com ( I've bought one from a store in UK; seems to work, though Windows is not quite happy with its write protection. Their support says they've found the optimal way... ) Regards, -- pa "vfclists" <vfclists(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:e295d343-dd7a-4a4c-9e7a-e7a2db560885(a)h9g2000yqm.googlegroups.com... > I am looking for USB Flash drives with hardware write protection, you > know the type with the button that you slide to disable writing. > > It is mainly for software installation and it is prevent virus > infections. > I need to update the software on it regularly, and DVDs and CDs don't > always work. > > Any recommendations?
From: Shenan Stanley on 12 May 2010 19:25
vfclists wrote: > I am looking for USB Flash drives with hardware write protection, > you know the type with the button that you slide to disable writing. > > It is mainly for software installation and it is prevent virus > infections. > > I need to update the software on it regularly, and DVDs and CDs > don't always work. > > Any recommendations? Bob Willard wrote: > I only trust one kind of write protection: removal. Yet that fails miserably when using the USB drive to scan for viruses and install software without chancing the USB drive itself gets infected. Which was one of the reasons given in the original post... -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html |