1gb memory stick problem - Club CDFreaks

bonelipus · 14-12-2005

Hi, it just seems that I am running into one problem after another. My 1GB memory stick from Gateway keeps telling me that I can't format it because it the disk is write protected, but the stick does not have button of any kind that slides to protect your stuff like other models that I have previously owned. What gives? How can it be write protected when I don't have that option on the stick itself to protect it and if that is some how possible, then how do I unprotect it?. Anyone have any suggestions?

*DaChew* · 14-12-2005

does windows see the drive's size? in properties does it say fat32?

bonelipus · 14-12-2005

Yes it does!

*DaChew* · 14-12-2005

are you logged on with an full administrative logon?

bonelipus · 14-12-2005

At first I was trying it on a work machine, but since I have pluged it to my personal laptop and it still tells me that is write protected.

**geno888** · 14-12-2005

Some USB sticks come with some encryptation softwares installed on them. Are you sure that there is not any software running in background that don't allow you to reformat?

*DaChew* · 15-12-2005

my computer/right click/manage/disk management

adm priviledges only

are you locked out?

bonelipus · 15-12-2005

I don't know where the "adm priviledges only" part of this is, but everything else says that it's healthy and gives me the drive letter and how big it is. Nothing there to signify there is anything wrong.

**geno888** · 15-12-2005

Do you checked on install/uninstall applications?

*DaChew* · 15-12-2005

did you go to disk management? format from there

bonelipus · 15-12-2005

Yes I tried to format it in disk management mode and it still told me that it was write protected. I have been doing some research on this and believe it or not it is not that uncommon. If you do a search for this you will see that I am not the only one having this problem. This also applies to certain hand helds PDA's, so go figure. There is a person that said it has something to do with Windows SP2. He went into some detail about going in to the registry and change somethings in there, but it was not that simple and frankly, I think there is something more simple than that. Also, talked to some guy at Gateway where he claims that there is something called "write protection removal software tool". Has anybody ever heard of such a think and if yes, do you know where I can get a copy from?

14-12-2005	#1 (permalink)
bonelipus Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	1gb memory stick problem Hi, it just seems that I am running into one problem after another. My 1GB memory stick from Gateway keeps telling me that I can't format it because it the disk is write protected, but the stick does not have button of any kind that slides to protect your stuff like other models that I have previously owned. What gives? How can it be write protected when I don't have that option on the stick itself to protect it and if that is some how possible, then how do I unprotect it?. Anyone have any suggestions?

14-12-2005	#2 (permalink)
DaChew CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,279	Re: 1gb memory stick problem does windows see the drive's size? in properties does it say fat32?

14-12-2005	#3 (permalink)
bonelipus Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Re: 1gb memory stick problem Yes it does!

14-12-2005	#4 (permalink)
DaChew CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,279	Re: 1gb memory stick problem are you logged on with an full administrative logon?

14-12-2005	#5 (permalink)
bonelipus Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Re: 1gb memory stick problem At first I was trying it on a work machine, but since I have pluged it to my personal laptop and it still tells me that is write protected.

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14-12-2005	#6 (permalink)
geno888 Moderator, Editor & CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 18,840	Re: 1gb memory stick problem Some USB sticks come with some encryptation softwares installed on them. Are you sure that there is not any software running in background that don't allow you to reformat?

15-12-2005	#7 (permalink)
DaChew CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,279	Re: 1gb memory stick problem my computer/right click/manage/disk management adm priviledges only are you locked out?

15-12-2005	#8 (permalink)
bonelipus Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Re: 1gb memory stick problem I don't know where the "adm priviledges only" part of this is, but everything else says that it's healthy and gives me the drive letter and how big it is. Nothing there to signify there is anything wrong.

15-12-2005	#9 (permalink)
geno888 Moderator, Editor & CD Freaks Guru Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Italy Posts: 18,840	Re: 1gb memory stick problem Do you checked on install/uninstall applications?

15-12-2005	#10 (permalink)
DaChew CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,279	Re: 1gb memory stick problem did you go to disk management? format from there

15-12-2005	#11 (permalink)
bonelipus Banned Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 31	Re: 1gb memory stick problem Yes I tried to format it in disk management mode and it still told me that it was write protected. I have been doing some research on this and believe it or not it is not that uncommon. If you do a search for this you will see that I am not the only one having this problem. This also applies to certain hand helds PDA's, so go figure. There is a person that said it has something to do with Windows SP2. He went into some detail about going in to the registry and change somethings in there, but it was not that simple and frankly, I think there is something more simple than that. Also, talked to some guy at Gateway where he claims that there is something called "write protection removal software tool". Has anybody ever heard of such a think and if yes, do you know where I can get a copy from?

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