FORMATTING (Write Protected) PEN DRIVE
By nachi49956
@nachi49956 (249)
India
August 15, 2009 1:24am CST
hi,
I have 8 g.b. Transcend Pen drive. Recently i Copied bulk files to my pen drive while copying the pen drive get blocked and displayed a error called "Disk is Write Protected". I try to format my drive but it also showing same error message, i scanned with best antivirus but my pen drive is not affected by antivirus.
Later i found an option to format the pen drive in Linux operating system. I found this is the best option for formatting a common fat system. I need a help that any tool which is available to format a pen drive in a Linux style from XP os.
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2 responses
@vkprincedark (334)
• India
15 Aug 09
It is the problem with the virus.Scan your computer first if not found try with other Antivirus.I suggest use kaspersky.Else try formatting it in different computer.
@ferdzNK (3211)
• Philippines
15 Aug 09
Some pen drive has a switch to toggle write protect, sometimes it is position inconspicuously so check very thoroughly. if you can't really find one, try to access it in a different unit, I have encountered a virus before that disable write in pen/flash/usb drive. The virus is in the PC itself an not in the pen drive. The symptoms that the PC is infected are in explorer one cannot display hidden files even in an administrative account and the missing Run... in the start menu. Do a system scan if possible in boot prior to loading of window. I have not experience yet formatting a media in linux that can be access by a PC.
@nachi49956 (249)
• India
16 Aug 09
hi,
i solved the problem before it self ya. The problem is not with antivirus and not in switch of pen-drive. The disk is write protected. I solved that problem with trying format in other operating system like unix, linux. I solved my question is i need the tool of linux formating in xp.
