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just wanted to let everyone know that theres a deal on in Morissons just now for a 4gb Cruzer micro skin USB 2.0 flash drive for £7!!

i went in for the 2GB at £9.99, they had none left and offered me that one instead!!

please note though it want out on display so you may need to ask at the counter for it.


oh how i love a bargin!! i may even head down tomorrow for another one!!

lyndsey :clap:
 
I got one yesterday, didnt have them on show, but had a picture advert above the stand
so I asked and a nice lady went and got one for me :thumbs:

4 Gig @ £7.....Bargain !!!!
 
Misco are doing 4gb for 5.99...
 
Be aware that Sandisk cruzers forcibly install unwanted software and startup progs to every pc that you insert it in. So you may have trouble using them on your work pcs. And because it tries to force a fixed drive letter, if you already have that letter allocated the pc will not recognise the cruzer. Sandisk do little to advertise the fact that there is an uninstall option on the cruzer to remove the software (and also give you back unusable space that you have paid for). They do even less to advise you that this removal tool sometimes fails, and that you can download a different removal tool from their web site, which will work. Then it becomes the normal usb stick that they should have sold you in the first place.
 
MisterE said:
Be aware that Sandisk cruzers forcibly install unwanted software and startup progs to every pc that you insert it in. So you may have trouble using them on your work pcs. And because it tries to force a fixed drive letter, if you already have that letter allocated the pc will not recognise the cruzer. Sandisk do little to advertise the fact that there is an uninstall option on the cruzer to remove the software (and also give you back unusable space that you have paid for). They do even less to advise you that this removal tool sometimes fails, and that you can download a different removal tool from their web site, which will work. Then it becomes the normal usb stick that they should have sold you in the first place.
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Or just format it ?????
 
You can go onto the Sandisk website and download software to uninstall the U3 program held on the Cruzer stick.
 
MisterE said:
They do even less to advise you that this removal tool sometimes fails, and that you can download a different removal tool from their web site, which will work. Then it becomes the normal usb stick that they should have sold you in the first place.
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Shadow said:
You can go onto the Sandisk website and download software to uninstall the U3 program held on the Cruzer stick.
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That's what I said.
 
thanks got a 4gb one form tesco for 7.50 yesterday
 
MisterE

Formatting the drive does work, I use quite a number of these all the time and are formatted for Mac use, and 1 or 2 are reformatted in FAT for use in both Pc and Mac.
 
mho said:
MisterE

Formatting the drive does work, I use quite a number of these all the time and are formatted for Mac use, and 1 or 2 are reformatted in FAT for use in both Pc and Mac.
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Sorry, I still disagree. That may be your experience, but not mine, a learned work colleague, and a number of people found through googling sandisk cruzer formatting. I tried regular formatting, and a couple of dedicated disc partitioning utilities. Whilst they all appear to format the cruzers, a hidden partition remains untouched and you lose some space, and it can still cause problems. If formatting works, why would so many people wanting a fix be found by google? And why would Sandisk have to provide a removal utility if simple formatting worked?
 
Use linux, problem solved :)

On a more serious note, on windows, if you hold the shift button when you insert a drive or disk, it will stop the auto-run from starting.
Then you can partition the drive (have to unlock the hidden partition first) and remove the software installer.
If the software has already installed, then you would need to use the sandisk uninstall. If it isn't installed, then you won't need to.
Just because a load of sheep are googling for a solution, it doesn't mean that an easy one doesn't exist.
 
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MisterE said:
Sorry, I still disagree. That may be your experience, but not mine, a learned work colleague, and a number of people found through googling sandisk cruzer formatting. I tried regular formatting, and a couple of dedicated disc partitioning utilities. Whilst they all appear to format the cruzers, a hidden partition remains untouched and you lose some space, and it can still cause problems. If formatting works, why would so many people wanting a fix be found by google? And why would Sandisk have to provide a removal utility if simple formatting worked?
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Got to agree with MisterE here. I have 4-5 of the Cruzer 4GB drives (not Micro) and everyone had been formatted but still with the U3 software. It's not really a problem as the uninstall software has always worked for me and then requires a reformat.

Great drives, forget about the U3 software and it's perfect.

DB
 
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