Re: XPe boot form USB device

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From: Slobodan Brcin \(eMVP\) (sbrcin_at_ptt.yu)
Date: 05/19/04


Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 10:16:25 +0200


> Are you tired of viruses and worms affecting your businesses productivity?
> Would you like an environment impervious to viruses and incredibly secure?
> Our innovative Custom Application Terminal boots from a removable disk on
> key.

> Protection by an enhanced write filter means that nothing writes to the
> disk, no viruses, no internet downloads, nothing!

Good marketing stunt.
Although last sentence is technically completely incorrect.
EWF protects volumes not disks, so if virus choose to access MBR, or to go around volume trough disk handle, you can look, cry and
weep.

Regards,
Slobodan

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>
>
> If you are security aware, pull the disk on key from the back of the unit,
> and it is inoperable until it is re-inserted.
>
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> List Price for unit with Disk on Key $999.00
>
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> For more information call 612-600-3782 or e-mail paul@athenausa.com.
> Reseller inquires welcome!
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> *To be removed from future correspondence reply with remove in the message
> body.
>
> "Lesley Liang" <lesley_liang@mcamos.com.tw> wrote in message
> news:uYQOV0JPEHA.644@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to know this method too. Please tell me how to do that, thanks a
> > lot!!!!
> >
> > Regards,
> > Lesley
> >
> > "Paul" <info@nospam.com> ¦b¶l¥ó news:OuMCmLCPEHA.2132@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl
> > ¤¤¼¶¼g...
> > > Hi Angus
> > >
> > > We can boot from a 512MB USB Disk on Key on our Thin Clients. We have no
> > > Embedded DOM or CF inside the machine. We plug in the USB Disk on Key
> and
> > > turn the machine on and it boots right from it. Let me ask my developer
> if
> > > he did anything special. If you want you can contact me direct.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Paul Tyler
> > > Athena USA
> > > Thin Client Computing
> > > www.athenausa.com
> > > "Slobodan Brcin (eMVP)" <sbrcin@ptt.yu> wrote in message
> > > news:#ICe97$OEHA.3708@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Angus,
> > > >
> > > > If you say method, then this is old solution (too much manual work),
> > soon
> > > > you will be able to get one XPe component that will configure
> everything
> > > and
> > > > make a workarounds for most potential problems.
> > > > New solution can work on any USB device, but I have locked it to uDOC
> > only
> > > > as requested from me.
> > > >
> > > > I don't know anything about other USB XPe boot solutions (I have not
> > seen
> > > > one).
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Slobodan
> > > >
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> > > >
> > > > "Angus" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:468239FC-14CC-426D-AE48-E1F7A9E4F4DF@microsoft.com...
> > > > > Hi Solbodan,
> > > > >
> > > > > I already try the method form M-systems, and it work successfully on
> > > > uDiskOnChip.
> > > > > But the solution is can't work on other USB storage likes USB HDD or
> > CF
> > > > Card.
> > > > > Could you know other solution for XPe boot form normal USB storage?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks and Best Regard,
> > > > > Angus
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Slobodan Brcin (eMVP) wrote: -----
> > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Angus,
> > > > >
> > > > > > If you are planning to use M-Systems uDiskOnChip devices only.
> > You
> > > > can
> > > > > > contact them for XPe solution.
> > > > > > http://www.m-sys.com/Content/Products/EUSB.asp
> > > > >
> > > > > > As an universal alternative to that you can always use RAM
> boot
> > > from
> > > > SDI
> > > > > > file.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Regards,
> > > > > > Slobodan
> > > > >
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> > > > > "Angus" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:2598A532-E2D4-47A2-B2EC-7835573681C6@microsoft.com...
> > > > > > How to boot XPe form USB device?
> > > > > > If it is possible.
> > > > > > Thanks a lot.
> > > > > >> Angus
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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