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by joezep1

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Dear Friends,

I purchased an 8gb thumb drive and have recently seen a 4gb drive which has u3 software which I thought was nice with the security logon feature when you plug it in. I have researched and found the u3 software cannot be added to my 8gb drive. : (

Is it possible to somehow simulate the u3 s/w in someway on my 8gb so that as I plug and unplug there is a password screen for security in the event I lost it or left it somewhere. Thanks for your time. I had thought to sell it and buy the one with the u3 but that would be a hassle. I cannot return it since I have had it awile now. The largest one I seen with u3 security was from scandisk/cruzer and it was a 4 gb. Any ideas or solutions? Thanks for taking time!! I appreciate it! Have a great day!

JD

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by clerity

I ran into a similar situation, the secure software that I have on my jumpdrive does not work with Vista.

Try googling "USB drive encryption". There is software that can be carried on the drive, un-intrusive to the host system, and create an encrypted area on your jumpdrive.

M

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