Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.dougwise.org!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: ray Newsgroups: rec.photo.digital,alt.sys.pc-clone.dell,comp.sys.laptops Subject: Re: USB flash drives & photo printing kiosks Date: 7 Apr 2011 18:34:47 GMT Lines: 34 Message-ID: <906ee7Fvr3U1@mid.individual.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net PnGMlOK+xClIO1UxydFaQQfP7mUFHvFYpvu4a5Wr32IgIKPxPA Cancel-Lock: sha1:WDNUNagojPaQ6s3w4lJl0+qqpPk= User-Agent: Pan/0.132 (Waxed in Black) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.sys.laptops:127 On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 14:23:09 -0400, Daddy wrote: > ps56k wrote: >> I have a small USB flash/thumb drive on my keychain that I use for a >> variety of uses... just in case type things. >> >> Anyway - I have repeatedly had problems with using any of my USB flash >> drives with a variety of photo printing kiosks at the local stores.... >> the Kodak one, along with the other brand-x types. >> >> It's not just my single keychain flash, it's any of the different >> brands laying around the house - always have a problem reading them in >> the kiosk. In fact, I'm sure that at one point, >> one of my flash drives was trashed by a kiosk, and is no longer even >> recognized by our laptops. >> >> I usually try to print - have problems reading the drive, come home and >> re-copy the photo files to an extra SD Card and go back and use the SD >> Card, which works just fine. It's not even a large 2GB+ drive size >> issue, some are 2GB drives or 1GB, some are more. >> >> Anyone else had probs with using USB drives & the kiosks ???? >> >> >> > If I owned such a kiosk I would do everything to prevent my kiosk from > being infected by someone's USB drive. If you don't insist on MS, it's generally not much of a problem. > > Daddy