U3 Apps (Discontinued)

I read an article yesterday that said Mozilla would release FF 2.0b later this week.

When FF 2.0b is released can I let my U3 PFF 1.5.0.4 update itself to FF 2.0b?

Are they too different to use that way?

(I am NOT requesting that you imediately release a PFF 2.0.)

What is the procedure for copying my local heavily used FF profile to my U3 Firefox? I'm concerned on the locations of files to replace and which files those would be.

OK After playing around and reading a crap load of info on U3 and what not, I am left with the same question. What exactly makes a U3 USB drive really that much different than an ordinary USB Flash drive besides the fact that the U3 drive is/was partitioned into 2 separate file systems one of which is a CDFS and the a FAT partition.

I know that most standard USB Flash Drives can not be partitioned into more than one partition, but even that can be gotten around.

A lot of people say its Hardware that makes a U3 drive different. I kinda beg to differ. I mean granit Firmware is kinda a combo of both hardware and software together.

[Firefox 1.5.0.4 for U3 running on Windows XP SP 2]

Every time a PDF opens in the browser, Firefox freezes. Nothing is clickable. Eventually Firefox dies ("...is not responding.") and has to be killed through Task Manager. Anyway around this? As it is, if I'm sharp enough to notice that a link is a PDF I open it in Internet Explorer. But I want to use Firefox.

Argh, I just bought a U3 Kingston 1GB USB Thumbdrive and I'm very pissed off with it after having found this site and reading through the forum. Should have gotten a cheaper one with much faster speed.

1)I would just like to know what is the difference between a U3 and non-U3?
At first I thought u3 has at least the advantage of U3 Launcher but later I found out that Portable Apps also has pstart. (what I meant is a menu to open applications)

2)Does it mean that only U3-thumb drive can autorun whereas non-U3 thumb drive cant? (Using autorun.inf)

3)Does U3-thumb drive install anything whenever I plug my USB into a computer in my uni?

Sandisk kindly installed Skype for me on their Cruzer Micro. However it is out of date and I asked them how to upgrade it.

I got a poor response from them (see bottom of this post).

I have installed PortableSkype provided by Rob Loach. Is there away to make PortableSkype appear in the U3 launcher? John Haller's Portable Firefox and Thunderbird work wonderfully. Just want to make Portable Skype appear on the launcher to save groping around.

JP

SanDisk Response: (07/04/2006 12:16)
Hello JP,

Thank you for contacting SanDisk Technical support. We are happy to be of any assistance.

I love your portable apps version and have used it for some time. I bought a u3 key but installing the U3 version doesn't allow me to import the bookmarks from IE. It says FINISH but no bookmarks appear. Note, I have regular firefox installed on the ocmputer. Is there a conflict?

[Using - and enjoying - PFF for U3 on Windows XP. PFF is installed on my USB drive.]

I'm a limited user on my computer at work. Each time I start PFF I get 4 separate warnings that "Registry editing has been disabled by your Administrator." I've taught myself to rapidly click Enter 4 times to clear the messages but that's getting kind of old. Does PFF really need to write to the registry? PFF seems to work just fine even though it can't write to the registry. Can I stop it from trying to fo so?

Bulldog

I emailed Verbatim support about the availability of an update for my U3 drive as the launcher doesn't have the update option and the launcher is much older than the Kingston I have. Their answer:

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There is currently no update available.

When an update to the launchpad is available, it will be posted on the Verbatim website, along with instructions on how to update your firmware if possible.

Depending on the nature of the update, it may or may not be possible to field upgrade.
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How do I get my U3 drive to recognize Portable Firefox, I currently have the firefox from the U3 website (the one with the .u3p extension). If I extract P.F. to my flash drive under the apps folder it does not show up under the application listing.

How do I get P.F. to show up under the app listing I recieve when clicking on the U3 icon in the taskbar? And recieve the normal options avaliable for .u3p programs?

Does someone have an updated u3p I can install to my flash drive?

Thanks,
dan