Running Applications On the passport Can anyone tell me if applications can be run from the Passport Essential? I know you can on the Seagate FreeAgent.
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so you are saying that if i don't want my Game on my pc all the time i can put on this. when i want to play it just plug it in and it will run? also i need the cds to run the game also.also i have some viewing programs..which allows me to view certain files..but i don't view them all the time its just for those rare times..that will be sweet if i can put those programs onto this and use it when i need it :)wow thanx im goin to try it
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Kamel, if you're talking about VMware ThinApp (formally Thinstall), the apps you run are in virtual machine, which could create performance bottleneck, not to mention that ThinApp has a price tag of at least $6,050.
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There is a great piece of software called Thinstall. It is becoming more popular that you "thinstall" something which makes it run on any computer from your harddrive or copy/pasting it. I Thinstalled my Call of Duty World at War Multiplayer and it actually ran fine from my HDD in my college's Library PCs.
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Danny and Elizabeth, many games and applications installed system files into the main hard disk, so running them off the external on another PC might not work. That's why there are special software applications for that. It's called portable application (portableapps.com).
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Once it is connected to your machine, you can run applications off the drive, it is just another drive on your machine, unless the applications requires that it be installed on C:
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There is a Seagate application ,yes. The other and better application is CinEX player HD
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As this is made for the Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex it has a cable with USB connections and an adapter to SATA. The Western Digital Passport has Mini USB, but the model called My Passports looks like it has the same flat USB 3.0 socket, so in that case you just need this. CITIE Obliq USB 3.0 Cable/Cord For WD Western Digital My Passport Essential WDCA042RNN Super Speed 5Gbps A / Micro B Device, 6FT (2M) GOLD PLATED Connector
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Take a look at Western Digital's My Book (http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Essential-External-WDH1U10000N/dp/B000VZCEUI/ref=/ref=cm_cd_t_sims_t). I have one of those along with this Seagate FreeAgent. So far both are running strong and without error *fingers crossed*.
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I found an article that said the Element has 8Gb buffer while the Passport has 2Gb. The Element would therefore transfer and locate files faster. This was an older review thought that only compared the USB 2.0 so not sure how accurate it is today.
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"My Passport" drives have a chip that provides encryption with a password. You can turn that on or off depending on what you desire but you have to install some Western Digital software in order to use that password function. I guess that's what they call the "passport". The "Elements" drives do not have that chip. Many people prefer to avoid the encryption chip. According to an answer I got in WD forums, the hard drive itself is the same in both the "Elements" and in the "My Passport" enclosures. Strangely, though, at Amazon, "2TB My Passports" are always on sale for much less than the "2TB Elements." "Personally, I would prefer the "Elements" but it costs about $40 more than a "My Passport." I bought the cheaper of the two. "My Passport" drives come with some software that is supposed to provide backup of your data but many people are less than pleased with the performance of that software. You don't have to use that backup software. The "automatic cloud backup" is nothing more than a web address for some online storage that you must pay for and is accessible to anyone with a web browser anyway. So, "Elements" = hard drive in a nice enclosure that is just that. Many prefer that. "My Passport" has a chip on the board that can password and encrypt everyting you put on the hard drive. Should provide some safety if someone steals your drive but, on the other hand, if that chip fails or if you forget your password, you're dead in the water. Everything on the passworded/encrypted drive is not retrievable. "My Passport" drives also include some free backup software which you can take or leave. "My Passport" drives, however, do require a set of utilities to be installed to manage the drive's sleep time, password function, and a forced "Virtual CD" region of the drive which you can also turn on or off.
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I actually returned this HD. Wasn't reliable and would read on and off. I had a Mac though. I prefer the passport 2TB. Much smaller/more reliable
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I have the Seagate 2tb and I also run Windows 7 and it just asked me to upload an out of date app but it works. That's all I can tell you.
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There is nothing on the device itself. You will be prompted on what to do when you attach it to your computer via USB cable. I had trouble with my set up, and ended up calling Customer Service at Seagate. A very knowledgeable and helpful guy talked me through what to do. I allowed him access to my computer, and we got all the bugs worked out. I'd say if you are stuck, go to their website, and call Customer Service.
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It comes with a cloning software that allows you to transfer your data with ease of use. 1TB a lot of space but it's slow at accessing the data. The SSD is so fast that you'll be willing to sacrifice space for speed. An external HDD should do the trick. I have one for 2TB My Passport by Western Digital. It's supper small and it's USB 3 so it's fast! Pre-installed components on computers are not always the best. Oh, by the way: Yes, you can replace it and probably you should. You won't regret it.
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I recently got this 250GB passport and it works perfectly with my Vista home premium. I didnt encounter any problem. It was just plug and play; as simple as that.
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I'm on a Macbook and use Carbon Copy Cloner to back up my files on one of the Seagate drives, one for an entire system clone and another for photo and documents backup. I also use a couple of the 500 drives to store and edit my photography, saving space on the laptop hard drive. Your copy software will tell you it's done and you can just open the external drive and see that your files are there.
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Yes you can. i tried it and it was effortless. but im not sure what you want to do. Best bet, go for it. This seagate is GREAT... im buying another formyself, and of course gift for loved ones.
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I got a WD Passport 160 GB USB 2.0 Drive today. - It does not work on my 4-year old Compaq Presario 900 laptop (XP home with SP2). Nothing happens. - So far no trouble running it on my newer HP Pavilion dv4000 (XP home with SP2).With all the comments about working or not working with laptops I keep my fingers crossed! Noticed that reviews earlier this year were far more negative than more recent one's. Did they improve the product??
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I rec'd my WDTV a couple of days ago and have been playing with it a lot. I have 2 different hard drives connected (400gb western digital passport and 500gb freeagent portable). I had the same problem...hard drives wouldn't shut off even when ejected and turning off the WDTV. I updated the firmware this morning and now, my seagate freeagent portable turns off when ejected. The western digital passport however, didn't shut off. I will be exchanging the passport for another freeagent portable drive for that reason.
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Need more information ... do the USB ports on the card work with hardware other than your WD Passport?
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I've looked into that and without the original sales receipt it would be reckoned from the date burned into the ROM. You would have 5 years from that date. I found this out by having a drive without a receipt and needing service. WD is so much better than Seagate. I've only had one that I needed service and almost all Seagate drives died within a couple of months for the warranty expiring. 5 years is forever in terms of drives. I got the 2GB version and on a 6Gb channel it's almost as fast as a USB3 flash drive. maybe faster. In short-it screams!