WHY? is it so hard to get Linux to work?

[#1]

I don`t have any "permanent" stuff on the stick..... just use it for transferring stuff from one laptop to another....
I thought the U3 stuff was for initialising/setup of the stick on each "new" computer... so will either disable it , or remove it.... thanks for the info...

[#2]

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I thought the U3 stuff was for initialising/setup of the stick on each "new" computer...

No its to allow specially designed U3 Windows applications to be run directly from the USB stick.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U3

[#3]

OK... so I have downloded and executed the removal tool.... and on re-inserting to the WINDOWS LAPTOP... now shows as removable disk :F .. (used to show E and F) ...
will see what happens when I next use it on the Linux MINT 11 laptop...
Thanks
just checked the properties of /F and it looks good..... as it is a 2gb stick.... it shows
File system FAT
Used space      1,474,560 bytes    1.40 MB
Free space 2,007,629,824 bytes    1.86  GB

[#4]

Just booted up the LInux MINT 11 laptop.  (2 mins) and plugged and unplugged the 2Gb stick several times.... (with safely remove).... and it shows on the desktop almost instantly...
All praise to the guys on this forum.... I am sure I would not know where else to go for help, and information, that is given so freely (well nobody has sent me an invoice yet ! ! !    )
Thanks to you all... 

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well nobody has sent me an invoice yet ! ! !

We'll just claim those cold beers when we're in your vicinity

[#6]

It is amazing that what makes life easier for M$ users sometimes causes grief for us Linux users. 
Things like U3 (thought a lot of M$ users hate that as well, one reason it isn't more common) and the autorun cd of dongles & phones (my android phone has an autorun that installs drivers for M$ to use)

[#7]

I've always hated autorun, when I was a windows user that would be one of the first things I disabled after my 6-monthly reinstall.

[#8]

Just had a thought....
Without Windows..... I would not have got the Linux Laptop Working At ALL.!...
I needed the Windows Laptop. to be able to ask for help, and post responses on the forum.... 

[#9]

Chicken, eggs, bootsraps etc.

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In 1991, in Helsinki, Linus Torvalds began a project that later became the Linux kernel. It was initially a terminal emulator, which Torvalds used to access the large UNIX servers of the university

And where did Unix come from......
(Multics!)

[#10]

You could have used a wired connection and booted from the Linux DVD.

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Without Windows..... I would not have got the Linux Laptop Working At ALL.!...

Years ago I was rescued by Linux when my WinXP refused to boot. I had previously read in the D.Telegraph about creating a rescue disc, which fortunately I had done  .
http://www.rickmaybury.com/bootpages/boot05/403.htm
That was the beginning of my love affair with Linux 

[#12]

Yes, I agree, it is a nice "twist" on the age old...... linux v windows  theme, that keeps cropping up on this forum
I, too, have rescued files etc. from  several laptops using Linux Phoenix, Mint and Ubuntu ;

[#13]

Going back to the 2GB cruzer stick.....
the rest of this posting has been deleted and used to start a new thread....