I own a sandisk cruzer U3 drive, and I recently installed Windows 7 on my laptop. U3 (for now) doesn’t work on windows 7. I also think portableapps has more to offer then U3.

On a U3 drive you actually have 2 partitions, 1 virtual CD and a normal partition where you store your data. The CD part uses the autorun function to automaticly start the U3 launchpad.

Since it doesn’t work on Windows 7 there had to be a way to use the CD partition to launch portableapps instead of the U3 launchpad. I searched google and found a great tutorial to replace the U3 software with your own custom software.

Just follow the steps provided here ; http://portableapps.com/node/5221

A description of portableapps ;

With portableapps you can carry your favorite computer programs along with all of your bookmarks, settings, email and more with you. Use them on any Windows computer. All without leaving any personal data behind.

PortableApps.com provides a truly open platform that works with any hardware you like (USB flash drive, iPod, portable hard drive, etc). The entire platform is open source built around an open format that any hardware or software provider can use.

The PortableApps.com Suite and Platform is free. It contains no spyware. There are no advertisements. It isn’t a limited or trial version. There is no additional hardware or software to buy. You don’t even have to give out your email address. It’s 100% free to use, free to copy and free to share.

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