Customize the way your usb drive works

By Koushik Saha on 29.1.08

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USB sticks have come to be an essential part when working on a computer. And this small device has all the advantages to its side: it comes in different shapes and storage sizes,
due to its physical size it can easily be attached to a key chain, it can carry around your important data, works with every computer with an USB port and can be configured to your own needs. Even its price is in free-fall and anyone with less than $50 can purchase one.

But let's get back to the configuration part. With a few commands wisely placed in the right location and a few files at its root you can customize it to fit your personality and preserve them on every machine you stick it in Auto-running specific actions, labeling and naming your regular USB stick (as opposed to U3 USB) is a good way to start. So, first of all, create an autorun file with Notepad and change the extension from TXT to INF. The reason for this action is that, once you have plugged the USB into a computer, Windows will look for it and execute the commands included by default. If you want to disable this, read this.

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