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February 07, 2010, 07:40:18 AM Last Edit: January 27, 2011, 11:07:46 AM by Liam
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#1
February 07, 2010, 09:14:55 AM
See, autorun on USB was a *great* idea.  :lulz:
Inflatable dolls are not recognized flotation devices.

Triple Zero

#2
February 07, 2010, 09:38:21 AM
to be fair $149 doesn't scream "cheap" at me, but if you can spare the $$$$ it saves you from googling "jack knife usb" and making your own for free.

i mean, super handy, and maybe it's tougher to make a good one that does what this promises, but you don't need any hardware, just a spare USB stick, so all in all, you're still paying $149 for a piece of software.

you're  paying  for  a piece  of software 
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#3
February 07, 2010, 04:11:34 PM
Does this use windows autorun, or does it use the BIOS boot-from-usb mechanism?


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Triple Zero

#4
February 07, 2010, 05:24:36 PM
From what I read I get the idea it uses autorun.

Could you make a USB stick that can BIOS-boot-from as well as abuse autorun?

I never made a bootable USB stick yet.
Ex-Soviet Bloc Sexual Attack Swede of Tomorrow™
e-prime disclaimer: let it seem fairly unclear I understand the apparent subjectivity of the above statements. maybe.

INFORMATION SO POWERFUL, YOU ACTUALLY NEED LESS.

Rococo Modem Basilisk

#5
February 07, 2010, 05:38:01 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 07, 2010, 05:24:36 PM
From what I read I get the idea it uses autorun.

Could you make a USB stick that can BIOS-boot-from as well as abuse autorun?

I never made a bootable USB stick yet.

Yes. It uses kind of the same mechanism you might use for booting from CD using a floppy on a machine that doesn't support booting from CD, except that the iso image is a partition on the thumbdrive and the floppy is likewise a partition on the thumbdrive. It shouldn't be too hard to do -- the first partition should have the autorun crap as well as the booting crap, and the second partition contains an iso image to boot.


I am not "full of hate" as if I were some passive container. I am a generator of hate, and my rage is a renewable resource, like sunshine.

Reginald Ret

#6
February 07, 2010, 07:01:05 PM
Quote from: Enki v. 2.0 on February 07, 2010, 05:38:01 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 07, 2010, 05:24:36 PM
From what I read I get the idea it uses autorun.

Could you make a USB stick that can BIOS-boot-from as well as abuse autorun?

I never made a bootable USB stick yet.

Yes. It uses kind of the same mechanism you might use for booting from CD using a floppy on a machine that doesn't support booting from CD, except that the iso image is a partition on the thumbdrive and the floppy is likewise a partition on the thumbdrive. It shouldn't be too hard to do -- the first partition should have the autorun crap as well as the booting crap, and the second partition contains an iso image to boot.
sounds fascinating.
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#7
February 07, 2010, 08:20:59 PM
Quote from: Horrendous Foreign Love Stoat on February 07, 2010, 07:40:18 AM
http://www.skymall.com/shopping/detail.htm?pid=203188705

Needless to say, its getting ordered :D Not too sure why I want it, it jsut screams "quite handy" at me.

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Almost useless

Rumckle

#8
February 07, 2010, 08:55:02 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 07, 2010, 05:24:36 PM
From what I read I get the idea it uses autorun.

Could you make a USB stick that can BIOS-boot-from as well as abuse autorun?

I never made a bootable USB stick yet.

I think you should be able to, though you may need to just have to seperate programs on the one USB.

Also, while bootable USBs are nice, it does require that the BIOS be set up to run the whatever is in the USB port before the CD drive or the Hard Drive, which almost no PCs are setup to do.
It's not trolling, it's just satire.

Reginald Ret

#9
February 07, 2010, 10:04:09 PM
Quote from: Rumckle on February 07, 2010, 08:55:02 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 07, 2010, 05:24:36 PM
From what I read I get the idea it uses autorun.

Could you make a USB stick that can BIOS-boot-from as well as abuse autorun?

I never made a bootable USB stick yet.

I think you should be able to, though you may need to just have to seperate programs on the one USB.

Also, while bootable USBs are nice, it does require that the BIOS be set up to run the whatever is in the USB port before the CD drive or the Hard Drive, which almost no PCs are setup to do.
this is what i was thinking but i figured i just didnt know enough.
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Nigel saying the wisest words ever uttered: "It's just a suffix."

"The worst forum ever" "The most mediocre forum on the internet" "The dumbest forum on the internet" "The most retarded forum on the internet" "The lamest forum on the internet" "The coolest forum on the internet"

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#10
February 07, 2010, 10:14:12 PM
Quote from: Rumckle on February 07, 2010, 08:55:02 PM
Quote from: Triple Zero on February 07, 2010, 05:24:36 PM
From what I read I get the idea it uses autorun.

Could you make a USB stick that can BIOS-boot-from as well as abuse autorun?

I never made a bootable USB stick yet.

I think you should be able to, though you may need to just have to seperate programs on the one USB.

Also, while bootable USBs are nice, it does require that the BIOS be set up to run the whatever is in the USB port before the CD drive or the Hard Drive, which almost no PCs are setup to do.

As long as the bios isn't locked you can tell it which device to use first.
Inflatable dolls are not recognized flotation devices.

Rumckle

#11
February 07, 2010, 10:51:19 PM
True, plus most people won't lock their BIOS
It's not trolling, it's just satire.

Rococo Modem Basilisk

#12
February 08, 2010, 01:32:54 AM
Every time I have come across a locked bios, the password has been "penis". Truefax.


I am not "full of hate" as if I were some passive container. I am a generator of hate, and my rage is a renewable resource, like sunshine.

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#13
February 08, 2010, 05:19:16 AM
PROTIP: Buying anything from SkyMall is a massive ripoff. You can get this for free + the cost of a USB drive with enough storage to host what you want to do (Less than $10 USD).
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