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Can I fool Windows XP into thinking my USB stick is a fixed disk?

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Mar 15, 20264007 views
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Possible Duplicate: Windows XP, USB-Stick and multiple Partitions I want to make Windows think that my USB drive is a fixed local drive. Is it possible?

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It's possible on some disks. Basically, there a setting in drive's firmware which windows uses to detect if it's fixed or mobile. Here's a program which is supposed to be able to change the setting: http://www.getusb.info/flip-your-bit-usb-utility-t…

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