wiping a flash drive - help !!

point decay · 30 Nov 2007 at 21:55

wasnt sure whether this should go in the HD or memory section so plumped for general..

anyway..

ive got a Sandisk 4gb flash drive that has a small portion of its capacity used by U3 software that came pre-installed on it. Ive tried formating the drive to erase this rubbish program but it alwas re-appears when the drive is plugged back into the pc. Is there anyway to chop this useless program off the drive for good or am i stuck with it?

cheers

paradigm · 30 Nov 2007 at 22:09

Try using some of the partitioning tools on Hirens boot CD to see if there is a hidden partition you can remove.

Energize · 30 Nov 2007 at 22:44

Eraser will delete all data on the drive beyond recovery.

point decay · 30 Nov 2007 at 22:47

cheers

i managed to get a U3 flasher from another site. gone for good now thank god

cheers again

Hungryjoey · 1 Dec 2007 at 02:43

Bit late

Had to do the same on my 4GB Sandisk. Worked perfectly and no more U3. It reformats the entire disc.

http://www.u3.com/uninstall/

Hj