Installation:

As with most USB flash drives, the Cruzer Blade was very easy to install. Those running Windows 2000, XP, Vista or 7 can simply plug the drive into any available USB port on their computer. If the computer is already turned on, plug and play will automatically detect the drive.

If installed correctly, the Cruzer Blade should show up in the Device Manager. Under Windows 7, the drive is identified as a "SanDisk Cruzer Blade USB Device".

The Cruzer Blade comes formatted with FAT32, giving the 8GB model about 7.47GB of usable space. If you plan to store files larger than 4GB in size, you'll want to convert or reformat the drive with NTFS.