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Yesterday my U3 drive decided to 'update' itself and ate itself and all my data on my 2gb SanDisk Cruzer Micro. So got mad and decided to install PortableApps platform. Except I can't get either the framework or any of the apps to run. I've downloaded and installed it twice with the same results. The install is the full suite including OpenOffice. Can anyone advise?
I dont know what happened to your drive as I never had that problem but it sounds really strange. So I have some questions for you which might help us and you 
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"Yesterday my U3 drive decided to 'update' itself and ate itself and all my data on my 2gb SanDisk Cruzer Micro. So got mad and decided to install PortableApps platform. Except I can't get either the framework or any of the apps to run. I've downloaded and installed it twice with the same results. The install is the full suite including OpenOffice. Can anyone advise?"-(Quoted from Hollis McGray)
-2 things might have happened...
1. You probably have 2 OS maybe? One with internet and one without internet? then you had just had the U3 drive in the one without internet then you took it out and put it inside the OS with internet and it updated itself...(it tries to do this to me everyday) OR
2.You accidentaly pressed update when you took out your U3 drive without save ejecting it some time before then putting it back in...(i do this all the time)
Ack! My apologies for being non-specific.
An update popped up for my U3 drive. Something went wrong with the updater and it deleted itself and all my data off the drive. So I tried installing PortableApps afterwards as a replacement.
When I insert the drive, I get the following Windows error message: "PortableApps.com Platform has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience."
When I try running OpenOffice Writer directly, the program won't even start.
*sigh* I'm wondering if my drive is just plain toast. 
If it is, I plan on installing PortableApps on the replacement.
That makes a bit more sense. The U3 updater has had many reported issues like this (losing data, etc). I'd suggest reinstalling U3 on your drive then uninstalling it again. After uninstalling, run a format on it and then check it for errors just to be sure. At that point, try an install of the PortableApps.com Platform again and see how it works. And always be sure to safely eject, of course. If it later has errors, you may either have a bad drive or being using a PC with a bad USB port.
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