Password protect Flash Drive

[Guest Dean]

I am no longer asked for my password when I initially plug in the flash disk.

I forgot how I initially set that up, so I need the instructions again.

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Dean

Colorado Springs

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Password protect Flash Drive

 

 

"Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message

news:CEF76795-2FF5-4649-95DB-2A04D195D954@microsoft.com...

>I am no longer asked for my password when I initially plug in the flash

>disk.

> I forgot how I initially set that up, so I need the instructions again.

> --

> Dean

> Colorado Springs

 

Sorry, but this isn't anything to do with XP and is specific to whatever 3rd

party protection you used on that drive. And since you don't mention what

that is, it's rather hard to give an answer.

 

HTH

-pk

[Guest Dean]

Re: Password protect Flash Drive

 

It is a 2 gig thumb drive/disk. I don't recall if I received instructions

from the 3rd party (PNY) or not. I assumed that all of these types of

removable disks would have the same procedure to set up password protection.

--

Dean

Colorado Springs

 

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

> "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message

> news:CEF76795-2FF5-4649-95DB-2A04D195D954@microsoft.com...

> >I am no longer asked for my password when I initially plug in the flash

> >disk.

> > I forgot how I initially set that up, so I need the instructions again.

> > --

> > Dean

> > Colorado Springs

>

> Sorry, but this isn't anything to do with XP and is specific to whatever 3rd

> party protection you used on that drive. And since you don't mention what

> that is, it's rather hard to give an answer.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

[Guest Patrick Keenan]

Re: Password protect Flash Drive

 

 

"Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message

news:3A315E48-FA48-40AC-B562-4FE320D56D1D@microsoft.com...

> It is a 2 gig thumb drive/disk. I don't recall if I received instructions

> from the 3rd party (PNY) or not. I assumed that all of these types of

> removable disks would have the same procedure to set up password

> protection.

 

No, there are a few different encyption apps used by different

manufacturers.

 

On a related topic, this drive doesn't contain the only copy of that data,

does it? You have copies elsewhere? USB flash drives have a habit of

suddenly and permanently failing.

 

HTH

-pk

 

> --

> Dean

> Colorado Springs

>

>

> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

>>

>> "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message

>> news:CEF76795-2FF5-4649-95DB-2A04D195D954@microsoft.com...

>> >I am no longer asked for my password when I initially plug in the flash

>> >disk.

>> > I forgot how I initially set that up, so I need the instructions again.

>> > --

>> > Dean

>> > Colorado Springs

>>

>> Sorry, but this isn't anything to do with XP and is specific to whatever

>> 3rd

>> party protection you used on that drive. And since you don't mention

>> what

>> that is, it's rather hard to give an answer.

>>

>> HTH

>> -pk

>>

>>

[Guest Dean]

Re: Password protect Flash Drive

 

I have copies of all the data ... I just like to have it safe when not in my

possession. Thanks for the info.

--

Dean

Colorado Springs

 

 

"Patrick Keenan" wrote:

>

> "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message

> news:3A315E48-FA48-40AC-B562-4FE320D56D1D@microsoft.com...

> > It is a 2 gig thumb drive/disk. I don't recall if I received instructions

> > from the 3rd party (PNY) or not. I assumed that all of these types of

> > removable disks would have the same procedure to set up password

> > protection.

>

> No, there are a few different encyption apps used by different

> manufacturers.

>

> On a related topic, this drive doesn't contain the only copy of that data,

> does it? You have copies elsewhere? USB flash drives have a habit of

> suddenly and permanently failing.

>

> HTH

> -pk

>

>

> > --

> > Dean

> > Colorado Springs

> >

> >

> > "Patrick Keenan" wrote:

> >

> >>

> >> "Dean" <dean.hauser@cox.net/No Spam> wrote in message

> >> news:CEF76795-2FF5-4649-95DB-2A04D195D954@microsoft.com...

> >> >I am no longer asked for my password when I initially plug in the flash

> >> >disk.

> >> > I forgot how I initially set that up, so I need the instructions again.

> >> > --

> >> > Dean

> >> > Colorado Springs

> >>

> >> Sorry, but this isn't anything to do with XP and is specific to whatever

> >> 3rd

> >> party protection you used on that drive. And since you don't mention

> >> what

> >> that is, it's rather hard to give an answer.

> >>

> >> HTH

> >> -pk

> >>

> >>

>

>