Comments on: Kingston U3 DataTraveler Review by BIOS

By: mhadz

mhadz — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:12:53 +0000

how to install a security code my usb kingstone

By: rr

rr — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 06:23:34 +0000

thank

By: jeremy

jeremy — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 00:58:15 +0000

here’s the link to make the stick work under windows 98

i know it’s hard to find one that works fine, so here’s it

http://www.driverwin98datatravel.com/

By: K.Ron

K.Ron — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 04:54:42 +0000

U3 devices should have a warning label saying in large letters that it is not useable as a normal USB device.

By: duy

duy — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:56:09 +0000

thank you

By: Disable Auto-Run and Auto-Play of U3 Smart Drives Launchpad » My Digital Life

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 13:32:57 +0000

[...] If you have bought a USB flash drive that comes with U3 Smart Drives platform, such as Kingston U3 DataTraveler, SanDisk Cruzer Micro or Titanium, Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go U3 Smart Drive, Memorex Mini TravelDrive U, which enables users to install and use software, carry and transfer data beside share information seamlessly between multiple computers. However, not every U3 smart drives flash disks owner would like to use the features of U3, and U3 Launchpad application is not necessary to utilize the main function of a USB flash drive or thumb drive - that’s as mass data storage device. You can always easily remove and uninstall U3 Launchpad that comes preinstalled and embeded in the USB flash drive or pen drive with U3 Launchpad Removal Tool. However, the problem is that, once you uninstall and remove the U3 Launchpad from the USB U3 smart drives storage device, it’s not possible to download the U3 Launchpad to install the U3 Launchpad into the ‘used-to-be-U3-smart-drives’ USB flash drive again. [...]

By: Disable, Remove and Uninstall U3 Launchpad » My Digital Life

Disable, Remove and Uninstall U3 Launchpad » My Digital Life — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 10:21:03 +0000

[...] U3 platform is a technology created for Microsoft Windows operating systems that allows applications to be executed directly from a specially formatted USB flash drive according to U3 specifications, which also U3 smart drives, so that data and programs can be shared on multiple PCs. Some examples of U3 smart drives are Kingston U3 DataTraveler, SanDisk Cruzer Micro, SanDisk Cruzer Titanium, Verbatim Store ‘n’ Go U3 Smart Drive, Ativa U3 USB 2.0 Flash Drive, Geek Squad USB 2.0 Flash Drive, Intuix Smart Drive M300 U3, Intuix Smart Drive S300 U3, busbi USB Flash Drive, disgo classic, disgo diva, disgo dude, disgo lite, Disk2go SMART II, Extrememory U3 smart USB Drive, Hama U3 FlashPen Mini USB 2.0, Memorex Mini TravelDrive U, PQI Cool Drive U320 Smart Drive, TwinMos U3 Mobile Disk, Elecom MF-UU2 and i-o data EasyDisk U3 smart drive. U3 smart drives come preinstalled with the U3 Launchpad which emulates the Windows OS start menu, and controls program installation and hence facilitate the portability of software. However, if you would like to use the USB flash drive or memory key as a pure normal USB mass storage device, or you don’t use operating system that U3 supports (i.e Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems), or you simply feel that U3 Launchpad and applications have bugs such as unable to eject due to locked files in use, consent on privacy and automatic installation of U3 software and pop-up etc, you can uninstall and remove the U3 Launchpad from the USB storage device. [...]