Disc is write protected

Can someone please help me with what is probably a simple thing to resolve.
I bought a USB 1GB storage memory stick from a UK well known pc place for me
to add music to it to place in my car stereo's USB port. Everything was ok
and i added loads of tracks but a few days later whe i went to add more i
keep getting error message saying disc is write protected, remove protection
and try again. I cant even delete tracks off it and it came up about me
re-fromatting it but i still get same message. I havent installed anything on
my pc so i know it is not that and i have tried it in 3 other computers and
get same message.
How can a memory stick one minute be ok and the next not?
Its not about money, it was only £8, but if i cant get it sorted i will go
out and buy another bt then if that does same ill out of pocket again. I need
to know how to fix it.
I am using windows XP home edition with P4 processor 256 ram 80gig hard
drive not that that should matter but i dont know what other info you may
need.
Any help will be gratefully received.

o Gunners o wrote:
> Can someone please help me with what is probably a simple thing to
> resolve. I bought a USB 1GB storage memory stick from a UK well known
> pc place for me to add music to it to place in my car stereo's USB
> port. Everything was ok and i added loads of tracks but a few days
> later whe i went to add more i keep getting error message saying disc
> is write protected, remove protection and try again. I cant even
> delete tracks off it and it came up about me re-fromatting it but i
> still get same message. I havent installed anything on my pc so i
> know it is not that and i have tried it in 3 other computers and get
> same message.
> How can a memory stick one minute be ok and the next not?
> Its not about money, it was only £8, but if i cant get it sorted i
> will go out and buy another bt then if that does same ill out of
> pocket again. I need to know how to fix it.
> I am using windows XP home edition with P4 processor 256 ram 80gig
> hard drive not that that should matter but i dont know what other
> info you may need.
> Any help will be gratefully received.

Examine your memory stick carefully, some, my Trancend JetFlash for one,
have a small switch on them that locks (or unlocks) the the memory stick for
write protection.

It might be helpful if you posted what memory stick you have.

"o Gunners o" wrote:

> Can someone please help me with what is probably a simple thing to resolve.
> I bought a USB 1GB storage memory stick from a UK well known pc place for me
> to add music to it to place in my car stereo's USB port. Everything was ok
> and i added loads of tracks but a few days later whe i went to add more i
> keep getting error message saying disc is write protected, remove protection
> and try again. I cant even delete tracks off it and it came up about me
> re-fromatting it but i still get same message. I havent installed anything on
> my pc so i know it is not that and i have tried it in 3 other computers and
> get same message.
> How can a memory stick one minute be ok and the next not?
> Its not about money, it was only £8, but if i cant get it sorted i will go
> out and buy another bt then if that does same ill out of pocket again. I need
> to know how to fix it.
> I am using windows XP home edition with P4 processor 256 ram 80gig hard
> drive not that that should matter but i dont know what other info you may
> need.
> Any help will be gratefully received.

It is a PTY 1GB butterfly memory.

"JohnBates" wrote:

> It might be helpful if you posted what memory stick you have.
>
> "o Gunners o" wrote:
>
> > Can someone please help me with what is probably a simple thing to resolve.
> > I bought a USB 1GB storage memory stick from a UK well known pc place for me
> > to add music to it to place in my car stereo's USB port. Everything was ok
> > and i added loads of tracks but a few days later whe i went to add more i
> > keep getting error message saying disc is write protected, remove protection
> > and try again. I cant even delete tracks off it and it came up about me
> > re-fromatting it but i still get same message. I havent installed anything on
> > my pc so i know it is not that and i have tried it in 3 other computers and
> > get same message.
> > How can a memory stick one minute be ok and the next not?
> > Its not about money, it was only £8, but if i cant get it sorted i will go
> > out and buy another bt then if that does same ill out of pocket again. I need
> > to know how to fix it.
> > I am using windows XP home edition with P4 processor 256 ram 80gig hard
> > drive not that that should matter but i dont know what other info you may
> > need.
> > Any help will be gratefully received.

I have checked it and it is in an unbroken black plastic case with no
switches of any sort at all. Very annoying indeed.

"GreenieLeBrun" wrote:

>
>
> o Gunners o wrote:
> > Can someone please help me with what is probably a simple thing to
> > resolve. I bought a USB 1GB storage memory stick from a UK well known
> > pc place for me to add music to it to place in my car stereo's USB
> > port. Everything was ok and i added loads of tracks but a few days
> > later whe i went to add more i keep getting error message saying disc
> > is write protected, remove protection and try again. I cant even
> > delete tracks off it and it came up about me re-fromatting it but i
> > still get same message. I havent installed anything on my pc so i
> > know it is not that and i have tried it in 3 other computers and get
> > same message.
> > How can a memory stick one minute be ok and the next not?
> > Its not about money, it was only £8, but if i cant get it sorted i
> > will go out and buy another bt then if that does same ill out of
> > pocket again. I need to know how to fix it.
> > I am using windows XP home edition with P4 processor 256 ram 80gig
> > hard drive not that that should matter but i dont know what other
> > info you may need.
> > Any help will be gratefully received.
>
> Examine your memory stick carefully, some, my Trancend JetFlash for one,
> have a small switch on them that locks (or unlocks) the the memory stick for
> write protection.
>
>
>

[mrcrowder]

I too have this same issue. My flash drive just suddenly became "write protected" without me doing anything to cause it to be that way. I have an "Optima Pro: Attache" 2 GB flash drive. The "hard shell case" also has "PNY" printed on it. It's less than 3 months old. It has less than 3% of the space filled. There are no little levers on the outside or anything else that slides or moves at all. Any ideas on what may have caused this issue? Is there anyway at all to "break" the protection?