Sandisk Cruzer Thumbdrive problem

[Hondamaker]

I have the 2gb version of above mentioned, and I have formatted it on my PC as well as my Mac, and no matter what, when I plug it in to my PC usb, the Sandisk Launchpad pops up, with it's various options. I dont want that to come up, ever! I have searched my PC for any sandisk programs, and I have formatted and reformatted this thumbdrive many times. How can I get rid of this pesky software?

I'm running Vista Ultimate w/sp1, Core2duo 6600, 4 gigs ram.

[Sir Skully]

Here ya go just run this, and clean as a whistle....
http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/u3/launchpadremoval.exe

[Hondamaker]

Originally Posted by Sir Skully

Here ya go just run this, and clean as a whistle....
http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/u3/launchpadremoval.exe

Thanks a lot! That was really bugging me.

[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by Hondamaker

Thanks a lot! That was really bugging me.

Welcome, and glad it helped....

[Hondamaker]

How come I couldn't remove it using conventional methods?

[PeterT]

maybe it's on a hidden partition?

[Sir Skully]

Originally Posted by PeterT

maybe it's on a hidden partition?

Yeah, I think that may be the case.

[Hondamaker]

Hmmm...stupid hidden partitions!

[zapionics<alt>]

Seriously but I hate apps that self install without warning.
I run a tight ship and dont like unknown apps doing things. I will not tolerate devices that do this.

Codecs are the worst. Apps are always installing them. Hi, I'm a codec, you dont mind if I install myself do you? I'm just a few thousands lines of executable code after all!

Its bedlam with codecs overwriting other codec pointers in the registry.

[Hondamaker]

Originally Posted by zapionics<alt>

Seriously but I hate apps that self install without warning.
I run a tight ship and dont like unknown apps doing things. I will not tolerate devices that do this.

Codecs are the worst. Apps are always installing them. Hi, I'm a codec, you dont mind if I install myself do you? I'm just a few thousands lines of executable code after all!

Its bedlam with codecs overwriting other codec pointers in the registry.

And then people blame windows itself, when that's not always the case.
Off topic, but how'd you like the new Star Trek?

[DBoone]

It was great!

[zapionics<alt>]

Originally Posted by Hondamaker

And then people blame windows itself, when that's not always the case.
Off topic, but how'd you like the new Star Trek?

Its a great movie with awesome technical effects and interesting view of the characters with some of the interaction between Kirk and Spock at the beginning being very well done; but not only those characters but several others as well.

Taking the film back to Enterprises origins was a great idea and I think worked very well with the characters really feeling alive and refreshed, although I'm still freaked out by the Spock/Uhura thing ...

I'm still a little unsure about how I feel about Vulcan's alternative timeline too.

There are references and amusing one liners for the Trekkers but the truly amazing thing about the movie is that non-Trekkers can watch it and enjoy it on the Sci-Fi/action movie level...

speaking of which this is one facet of the movie that troubles me; it seems to be more action than substance if you know what I mean, because the Star Trek movies were always heavy on social issues but this movie seems lighter in that regard and I guess I want to see it again before I comment further.
Probably see it again in the next few days.