Sandisk u3 and windows 7

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Sign in to vote. Having recently upgraded my Vista machine to Windows 7 beta, I can't get my U3 devices to work. The first time I plug one of them in it installs the drivers OK and reports that it is ready to work.

On subsequent occasions the device is recognised OK. But as soon as I try to launch the "LaunchU3. I've experimented with allocating various different drive letters with the same result every time.

I have tried with a SanDisk cruzer micro 2. Wednesday, March 11, PM. No joy at the moment. Fortunatly I have XP to remove the password. But you might go to Sandisk website and see their forum. I'm going to do with what it is recommended there. I hope this helps. Friday, April 3, PM. Are you running the U3 program in compatibility mode? Proposed as answer by ptiote Friday, April 3, PM.

Hi Mousebotherer, You should go to SanDisk and see their forum. I've repaired my keys with their utilities and now they work fine on my Win 7. No error and the image of my device is in the Device Manager. Saturday, April 4, PM. Hi ptiote! I have the same problem as mousebotherer, and contacted Sandisk support in the matter. Unplug the device from the USB port. Step 2: Click "Device Manager" and expand "Disk drivers".

Step 1: Insert SanDisk iXpand flash drive into the computer. Then click "OK" to continue. SecureAccess is a complimentary data encryption and password protection application. What is u3 Launchpad on SanDisk Cruzer? Category: technology and computing computer peripherals. U3 smart drives come preinstalled with the U3 Launchpad , which looks similar to the Windows OS start menu and controls program installation.

How do I format my u3 flash drive? How to Remove the Sandisk U3 Launchpad. How do you wipe a SanDisk Cruzer? What is u3 system on SanDisk? What is Launchpad Zip? What is the difference between a flash drive and a u3 smart drive? How do I format a SanDisk flash drive? Then I use the uninstaller from the U3 site to remove the extra partition. Then I restore the LaunchuU3 to the drive. Will I be able to manually run the Launchpad and then use it to run the U3 apps?

I ask it because there are a few proprietary apps Skype comes to mind that are available as U3 but, AFAIK, not available as a generic portable app. Click the U3 icon on the system tray. Click Uninstall on the left panel, and then click on the Uninstall U3 Launchpad button on the right. Click Next to continue.