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David

Jan 21, 2009, 19:24:35
http://www.u3.com/#

Recieved a new flash drive today and it has U3 software which looks impressive,any known issues from you guys ?
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Sebby

#1
Jan 21, 2009, 19:46:24
Never heard of it, but it looks good, David. I can't imagine there'd be any issues.

David

#2
Jan 21, 2009, 19:48:38
Thanks Sebby  appreciated, Im surprised all this 8GB for that price  :thumb:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Sebby

#3
Jan 21, 2009, 19:49:18
Flash memory is cheap these days, and getting cheaper still.

Ray

#4
Jan 21, 2009, 19:55:24
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Jan 21, 2009, 19:24:35
http://www.u3.com/#

Recieved a new flash drive today and it has U3 software which looks impressive,any known issues from you guys ?

I've got 2 drives with it on, David, never had any problem with it at all.  :thumb:
Ray
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David

#5
Jan 21, 2009, 19:56:24
 :thnks: Ray  :thumb:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Simon

#6
Jan 21, 2009, 20:44:00
I thought U3 was a U2 tribute band!  ;D
Simon.
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David

#7
Jan 21, 2009, 21:00:28
 :getout:   ;D
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Sebby

#8
Jan 21, 2009, 21:25:44
Quote from: Simon on Jan 21, 2009, 20:44:00
I thought U3 was a U2 tribute band!  ;D

No, that's U4. Easy mistake to make. ;) :out:

Simon

#9
Jan 21, 2009, 21:39:49
:)x
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David

#10
Jan 21, 2009, 21:41:19
"Nuthin compares to U2"
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Sebby

#11
Jan 21, 2009, 21:48:17
You haven't heard U4. ;)

Steve

#12
Jan 21, 2009, 21:56:41
Which four ?
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Sebby

#13
Jan 21, 2009, 21:57:00
:dunno:

David

#14
Jan 21, 2009, 22:06:56
It was a hit song for some Irish girl  ;D
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Simon

#15
Jan 21, 2009, 22:08:18
The B side was RU12.  ;D
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David

#16
Jan 21, 2009, 22:45:11
QuoteI've got 2 drives with it on, David, never had any problem with it at all.

Do you use the signupshield Ray ?
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somanyholes

#17
Jan 22, 2009, 08:07:49 Last Edit: Jan 22, 2009, 08:10:13 by somanyholes
Nothing wrong with u3 in it'self. But autorun being enabled is definately a bad thing, especially with the current big virus doing the rounds.... It's also worth encrypting the device especially if you are going to be using portable browsers etc...

David

#18
Jan 22, 2009, 09:42:26
 :thnks: Somanyholes   :thumb:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Ray

#19
Jan 22, 2009, 09:54:12
Quote from: somanyholes on Jan 22, 2009, 08:07:49
Nothing wrong with u3 in it'self. But autorun being enabled is definately a bad thing, especially with the current big virus doing the rounds.... It's also worth encrypting the device especially if you are going to be using portable browsers etc...

You can get U3 versions of AV programmes that protect your drive, So, Avast do one amongst others.
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Ray

#20
Jan 22, 2009, 09:54:37
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Jan 21, 2009, 22:45:11
Do you use the signupshield Ray ?

No, David, I've not used that.
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David

#21
Jan 22, 2009, 09:55:56
Dont ! its a pain Im removing it now ;)



But I did order another flashstick on the whole Im impressed with it,transfer speed is very fast
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Ray

#22
Jan 22, 2009, 10:01:00
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Jan 22, 2009, 09:55:56
Dont ! its a pain Im removing it now ;)

Thanks, David, I'll give it a miss in that case.  :thumb:
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somanyholes

#23
Jan 22, 2009, 10:06:41
QuoteYou can get U3 versions of AV programmes that protect your drive, So, Avast do one amongst others.

It's a lot safer to turn off autorun than rely on AV which seems to be failing consistently at the moment across the board.

David

#24
Jan 22, 2009, 10:08:51
Just following that advice :thumb:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

David

#26
Jan 22, 2009, 14:42:40
Thanks again,I have stopped the autorun and am trying  :mad: :rant2: to get signupshield,which has attatched to my firefox browser off,itsnot on the IE but its proving a pig to get off,I lookded on their forum and some other users hade this problem and the only remedy was to go into device manager,but that was for XP and this is Vista so Im still searching to get this off..........(as I was at 2.30 am )I  know these things bother me though
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

somanyholes

#27
Jan 22, 2009, 14:46:53
this help? http://pcsupport.about.com/od/windowsvista/f/opendmvista.htm  I'm not a vista user I'm afraid...

David

#28
Jan 22, 2009, 17:00:31
I have read so many things about this,and eventually ended up on the Firefox page,so many people cannt get this off it is non responsive and on one page states it is spyware.

Cant believe Im stuck with this.will carry on with it though there has to be a remedy..........if need be I will dump FF and reinstall,saving my bookmarks first.would a scan show this up ?
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Ray

#29
Jan 22, 2009, 17:08:37
David, if you want a password manager that works with Firefox and IE have a look at Roboform, I've been using it for nearly 3 years now it's very good, more info and download here
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David

#30
Jan 22, 2009, 17:21:47
Thanks Ray,be careful with this flash stick..its proving a pain,it the stuff which comes with it rather than the flash stick.Your link might do the trick,the banner itself is harmless Im sure if that its just annoying to see it attatched to the browser  :thumb: :thnks: again
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

David

#31
Jan 22, 2009, 19:07:08
 :solved: After going through the registry and god knows what,looking at forum with no answers scanning my machine I finally got it off.

Dont ever launch that Ray  :thumb: and thanks for all the tips  :karma:
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Ray

#32
Jan 22, 2009, 19:14:01
Quote from: badpianoplayer on Jan 22, 2009, 19:07:08
:solved: After going through the registry and god knows what,looking at forum with no answers scanning my machine I finally got it off.

Dont ever launch that Ray  :thumb: and thanks for all the tips  :karma:

Thanks, David, I've just removed it from both my U3 disks so I can't run it by mistake.  :)
Ray
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David

#33
Jan 22, 2009, 19:40:06
 :thumb: Hope this might save someone else the hassle...and for once it was nothing I had done,so many got caught with the stuff they put on this flash I will just use it as a normal flash stick and the other one I ordered will be returned  ;)
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#34
Jan 23, 2009, 09:52:05
Don't you just hate it when software does that to you. :(
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David

#35
Jan 23, 2009, 10:55:40
Lesson learned Rik.....and the bonus I managed to get it off... :thumb:

As a storage device its brilliant,so fast,it recorded an album last night in approx 30 secs.

Just dont get sucked into the gimmicky free stuff which helps to sell it
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#36
Jan 23, 2009, 11:00:39
I've had several drives (hard and flash) which have come with a variety of software packages and, tbh, I've never found any of them worth having. Perhaps if you don't already have backup routines or whatever they might be worthwhile, but if you're already an established PC user, they are more likely to be a waste of space.
Rik
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David

#37
Jan 23, 2009, 11:20:49
As always I learned the hard way,but no harm done and a little more knowledge  ;)
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#38
Jan 23, 2009, 11:38:48
Knowledge is good. :)
Rik
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David

#39
Jan 23, 2009, 12:01:37
Grasshopper  ;)
Many hammer all over the wall and believe that with each blow they hit the nail on the head.

Rik

#40
Jan 23, 2009, 12:07:01
Yes, oh master. :)
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