Comments on: Western Digital's Smartware is unremovable http://library108.com/2009/10/western-digitals-smartware-is-unremovable/ All about HH. Jayadvaita and HH Kadamba Kanana Swami Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Uddhava http://library108.com/2009/10/western-digitals-smartware-is-unremovable/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Uddhava Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:53:09 +0000 http://krishnageeks.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-36 WD have offered a "solution", but which i call a difficult temporary work-around. Check it out for yourself. You have to remember that WD wants to target this software to newbies... Image they have to accomplish this workaround!!! http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3779 WD have offered a “solution”, but which i call a difficult temporary work-around. Check it out for yourself. You have to remember that WD wants to target this software to newbies… Image they have to accomplish this workaround!!!

http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=3779

]]> By: Uddhava http://library108.com/2009/10/western-digitals-smartware-is-unremovable/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Uddhava Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:27:26 +0000 http://krishnageeks.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-35 I must say i never looked at alternatives because i was satisfied. Why all the change always, for the sake of change??? So now i have to start looking for alternatives. And there are so many brands available. I checked a local site and they sport the following brands : WD, Seagate, Lacie, Freecom, verbatim, etc. I guess when WD does not remove their Smartware software i will go for Seagate. The following types i found to be alternatives : Seagate Freeagent GO Freecom ThoughDrive (more expensive) Of course there are lots more drives available. I think any drive with a well known brand of harddrive in it (WD, Samsung, Toshiba) will do. I must say i never looked at alternatives because i was satisfied. Why all the change always, for the sake of change??? So now i have to start looking for alternatives. And there are so many brands available. I checked a local site and they sport the following brands : WD, Seagate, Lacie, Freecom, verbatim, etc.

I guess when WD does not remove their Smartware software i will go for Seagate. The following types i found to be alternatives :

Seagate Freeagent GO
Freecom ThoughDrive (more expensive)

Of course there are lots more drives available. I think any drive with a well known brand of harddrive in it (WD, Samsung, Toshiba) will do.

]]> By: radhapriya http://library108.com/2009/10/western-digitals-smartware-is-unremovable/comment-page-1/#comment-34 radhapriya Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:44 +0000 http://krishnageeks.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-34 forgot to check the notify me w// follow up comments box forgot to check the notify me w// follow up comments box

]]> By: radhapriya http://library108.com/2009/10/western-digitals-smartware-is-unremovable/comment-page-1/#comment-33 radhapriya Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:48:18 +0000 http://krishnageeks.wordpress.com/?p=232#comment-33 Thanks for the heads up. So aside from the old WD models...which I still have. What are some alternatives? Like something small & compact like the passport but large enough storage wise...(my hope is the next one I purchase will be 1 TB) Thanks for the heads up. So aside from the old WD models…which I still have. What are some alternatives? Like something small & compact like the passport but large enough storage wise…(my hope is the next one I purchase will be 1 TB)

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