Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-05-03 Thread katan
On Sun, 3 May 2009 10:23:11 -0400, Tony B wrote: >Yes, *I* cringed. But then I realized you must mean you keep *copies* >of these files, and sync it constantly to your main system. Surely now. Where's the fun in that? I keep the copies on. . .wait fer it. . .floppies! Quicken anyway, my mail take

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-05-03 Thread Jeff Wright
> Why does M$ think it should decide what I want to do with it? Why can't > I > decide? You've always been able to. Just hold down the left shift key when inserting the media. It's been that way since Windows 95. * ** Lis

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-05-03 Thread Tom Piwowar
>If someone inserts a USB key, presumably they want to open it? Same with a >CD..why put a cd in if there isn't something there you want to do with it? Why does M$ think it should decide what I want to do with it? Why can't I decide? Apple's Safari got itself into similar trouble with automatic

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-05-03 Thread Tony B
Yes, *I* cringed. But then I realized you must mean you keep *copies* of these files, and sync it constantly to your main system. But why all the bother? If you have broadband, just keep these files "in the cloud". I still cringe a bit too when a client sends me a U3 flash drive. Not a big proble

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-05-03 Thread Reid Katan
Quoting mike : Well it is better, but I'm not sure what you want them to do? If someone inserts a USB key, presumably they want to open it? Same with a CD..why put a cd in if there isn't something there you want to do with it? But you don't always want to start a program or open an Explorer

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-05-01 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Fred Holmes wrote: > At 04:09 PM 4/30/2009, mike wrote: > >If someone inserts a USB key, presumably they want to open it? Same with > a > >CD..why put a cd in if there isn't something there you want to do with it? > > Well, what I usually want to do is open a spe

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-04-30 Thread Fred Holmes
At 04:09 PM 4/30/2009, mike wrote: >If someone inserts a USB key, presumably they want to open it? Same with a >CD..why put a cd in if there isn't something there you want to do with it? Well, what I usually want to do is open a specific file on the flash drive, often using file, open in some ap

Re: [CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-04-30 Thread mike
Well it is better, but I'm not sure what you want them to do? If someone inserts a USB key, presumably they want to open it? Same with a CD..why put a cd in if there isn't something there you want to do with it? On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 11:36 AM, Tom Piwowar wrote: > http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/ar

[CGUYS] Win7 Harebrained AutoPlay Now Less Dangerous

2009-04-30 Thread Tom Piwowar
http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/04/27/improvements-to-autoplay.aspx I think they should rip the whole thing out by its roots, but even a small step towards sanity is appreciated. * ** List info, subscription manageme