USB recognition on Dock?

hey everybody... i'm pretty new to using object dock and i wanted to know if there's a way to make USB or Firewire drives show up on the dock when they're plugged in.

like an ipod or a flash drive, for example.

any comments would help, thanks.

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

You should be able to do the following:

1 - Connect the drive to the computer.

2 - Open "My Computer", and then drag the icon representing the USB/Firewire drive to the dock (make sure "Lock Dragging" is deselected for dock).

3 - If you want to change the icon image, just right-click the dock icon > Dock Entry Properties > Change Image button.

Note - if you save your theme, the icon will remain in place, but will not open any drives until the next time you connect a drive that is assigned that specific drive letter.

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thanks for the help

it worked.

just to further my question.... is there any way to make the usb device only show up as a docklet when i plug it in? or do i have to leave the docklet on the objectbar constantly?

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Corky_O

Join Date 04/2004

I do not know of any way to set the "Plug-n-Play" icon (which appears in the system tray when you plug in a device) on the dock, so this is the only way I know of.

Someone may know a way, but I have yet to see any posts on how to do it.

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