U3 smart devices are USB drives on which you can carry applications with your own settings and access them from any compatible computer.
Just to correct some misconceptions. The U3 Launchpad does not automatically install any software – that’s the whole point! Some software is pre-loaded on the drive but it doesn’t install onto the computer. Files may be temporarily installed on the hard disk during runtime but are cleaned up when the drive is removed.
You might be prompted to sign up, for say Skype, when you run a program, just as you would if you downloaded it and tried to run it. You are not obligated to sign up unless you want to use it and you can remove the programs you don’t want or add ones you do.
The U3 Launchpad makes no remote or hidden access of any kind. It is true that some people purchase U3 smart drives when intending to buy regular USB devices. There are a few options:
1. Try it out anyway and see how it can be useful to you,
2. Start up the drive as a normal mass storage decide by holding down the shift key while you insert the drive until windows recognizes it,
3. Make it so the U3 launchpad never runs on insertion (see directions at
http://u3.com/suppor...aspx#U3%20Launchpad2 4. Uninstall the U3 launchpad - go to
www.u3.com/uninstallBest,
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