U3Launchpad problem

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I have been using my Sandisk Cruzer16GB usb stick successfully for a long time on my Windows 7 pc. Now however when I loaded it in my pc I got this message :- " An error has occured while starting the U3 Launchpad due to a problem with one of its components. Remove and reinsert your U3 smart drive. If the problem persists contact the U3 smart drive manufacturers."

I retried it several times with the same result.

I have very important files on it so any help to regain access would be greatly apprerciated.

Thankyou.

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  1. Remove the U3 drive and reboot the machine.  Then try it.

  2. If still a problem RIGHT click on LauchU3.exe and see if it’s set to run in Compatibilty Mode.  On my Win 7 64-bit machine I have it set to run in Vista SP2 mode.

hth

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If I’m not mistaken, U3 was being stopped on new models since it was causing issues. Try removing it and you should be good to go.

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U3 has been EOL since 2009.  However it works fine on my Windows XP, Windows 7 32-bit, Windows 7-64bit and Windows 8 64-bit machines.  And I can even boot the U3 flash drives that I have, with U3 still on them.  I see no reason to delete it. 

Unless you want to have an unsecured drive.