Restore the red U3 Cruzer desktop icon
You have disabled the red U3 Cruzer desktop icon but now want it back? According to the Sandisk knowledge base artricles, the red U3 Cruzer desktop icon cannot be re-enabled after it has been removed or permanently disabled, is this really true? No is not! here is a utility that restores your red U3 Cruzer desktop icon!
If you ever did right-click on the red U3 Cruzer icon on your desktop and select "Permanently Disable Cruzer Icon" you should have find out there is no possible way to restore or re-enable it.
This is exactly what the SanDisk Knowledge base claims, eg:
WARNING: The "Red" U3 Cruzer icon cannot be re-enabled after it has been removed or permanently disabled
Read the complate Knowledge base article Sandisk here.
How is this done?
After clicking "Permanently Disable Cruzer Icon" a cookie (DisableCruzerIcon) is written to the U3 device. U3 Device Cookies are used to store data in a special hidden data area of the device. They are accessible only by U3 DAPI. Applications can store private data in this hidden area.
Ok, so there is a cookie. Well in that case what happens if we delete that particular cookie? Do you have guessed it already? Right, the red U3 Cruzer Icon has returned!
The attached download will do this for you, download the u3p, install it on you Cruzer U3 device and simply run it.
(This utillity is created after being inspired by topic posten on U3 Community Forums)
Restore Cruzer Icon
Download Description:
First release (v1.0)
Download Count:
477 times
Filesize:
1.1 MB
MD5 hash:
C49D41FF9D14A747EAAB256AEDAE974D Download
On Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 00:57 CET sumrandom wrote:
Geat work, thanks heaps for doing this!
On Friday, January 29, 2010 at 08:09 CET Henry wrote:
Thank u very very much, the icon finally back !
On Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 18:45 CET g123456 wrote:
Big Thanks and wonderfull and powerfull share.
On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 20:21 CET paolo wrote:
Hi, thanks a lot for your post, but my icon did not return with your application. The value is always 'False'. Can you help me? Maybe something misses on my host pc. Sorry for basic english.
Paul
On Monday, March 22, 2010 at 17:08 CET RvdH wrote:
If the value is 'false' the cookie has not been set, meaning the red cruzer icon should be enabled. Did you by any chance drag it outside the Windows desktop view? If so that could indicate the cruzer icon is actually there but is outside your viewing scope. (try with a high resolution monitor)
On Thursday, April 01, 2010 at 21:53 CET paolo wrote:
Sorry Sorry Sorry ! The icon was hidden behind the taskbar, maybe I had casually move it. I tried to hide it and restore with your application. Function very well. Really thanks!
On Thursday, June 03, 2010 at 21:53 CET collins13 wrote:
It is working!!!
thanks for your assistance
I am a Nigerian
I am grateful
On Friday, July 16, 2010 at 08:53 CET Richardm wrote:
Thank you So Much. I like my little Red Friend in the Corner! Great Job!!
On Thursday, September 02, 2010 at 10:44 CET cibus wrote:
I LOVE YOU I'M VERY VERY HAPPY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE ICON IS RETURNED TO ME XDXDXD
On Wednesday, January 05, 2011 at 08:18 CET Kev Shultz wrote:
How do you install it into the U3 drive I tried and cant figure it out, please help. thanks
On Friday, January 07, 2011 at 09:47 CET RvdH wrote:
@Kev
In the U3 LaunchPad select "Add Programs" -> "Install from My Computer" -> browse to the downloaded "RestoreCruzerIcon.u3p" and click open. That's all, the rest should go automatically.
On Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 07:47 CET Kev Shultz wrote:
@ RDVH Thanks friend it worked i shoulda guessed thats how to install it. Glad to have it back, I miss it so much. Kev
On Monday, January 17, 2011 at 13:02 CET zippy wrote:
Brilliant!
thanks very much!
On Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 23:34 CET fmoon2000 wrote:
Worked perfectly - thanks!
On Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at 02:29 CET links1fan wrote:
It says "false" but my icon is still missing. I tried various screen resolution settings, several different computers, and still nada.
Is there some secret method to disable it and then re-enable it ? I'm hoping doing that will reset it's location.
On Wednesday, November 04, 2009 at 22:58 CET baby3122 wrote:
thank you very much, my icon finally returned!!