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  1. #1
    USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT- BLACKIE Guest

    USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT

    WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK THE USB FLASH DRIVE ICON, IT ASKS ME TO FORMAT IT AND
    WHEN I DO SO AND CLICK FORMAT... AFTER 4 SECS IT TELL ME THAT WINDOWS WAS
    UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE FORMAT AND THE E DRIVE CANNOT BE FORMATTED.

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE

    IT WOULD BE SO NICE OF U IF U WUD TAKE TIME TO HELP ME ... PLEASE
    THANKS


  2. #2
    Wayne Guest

    RE: USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT

    I Have literally just made this mistake. I began a windows install and left
    the USB flash drive in. I saw it and thought it was a partition on the hard
    drive so I deleted it. Not until I attempted to use it I found that I
    couldn't simply because the file structure has been removed (NTFS, FAT32 or
    FAT 16 (older)).

    I literally placed it back in the USB slot and began a re-installation but
    ensured I did not touch the C:\ drive.

    If you have Windows XP go for an install and at the end you will get the
    option to format the drive, this is where you would select the NTFS option.
    As soon as windows has formatted it and gave the drive a file structure it
    should then work (after being formatted in windows OS).

    You also may be able to download a USB manager which does this in windows
    (but I could not get one to work in XP, hene why I went through the semi
    installation process).

    "USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT- BLACKIE" wrote:

    > WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK THE USB FLASH DRIVE ICON, IT ASKS ME TO FORMAT IT AND
    > WHEN I DO SO AND CLICK FORMAT... AFTER 4 SECS IT TELL ME THAT WINDOWS WAS
    > UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE FORMAT AND THE E DRIVE CANNOT BE FORMATTED.
    >
    > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
    >
    > IT WOULD BE SO NICE OF U IF U WUD TAKE TIME TO HELP ME ... PLEASE
    > THANKS
    >


  3. #3
    MowGreen [MVP] Guest

    Re: USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT

    And you posted this in the Windows Update newsgroup because ________ ?


    MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
    ===============
    *-343-* FDNY
    Never Forgotten
    ===============

    Wayne wrote:

    > I Have literally just made this mistake. I began a windows install and left
    > the USB flash drive in. I saw it and thought it was a partition on the hard
    > drive so I deleted it. Not until I attempted to use it I found that I
    > couldn't simply because the file structure has been removed (NTFS, FAT32 or
    > FAT 16 (older)).
    >
    > I literally placed it back in the USB slot and began a re-installation but
    > ensured I did not touch the C:\ drive.
    >
    > If you have Windows XP go for an install and at the end you will get the
    > option to format the drive, this is where you would select the NTFS option.
    > As soon as windows has formatted it and gave the drive a file structure it
    > should then work (after being formatted in windows OS).
    >
    > You also may be able to download a USB manager which does this in windows
    > (but I could not get one to work in XP, hene why I went through the semi
    > installation process).
    >
    > "USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT- BLACKIE" wrote:
    >
    >
    >>WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK THE USB FLASH DRIVE ICON, IT ASKS ME TO FORMAT IT AND
    >>WHEN I DO SO AND CLICK FORMAT... AFTER 4 SECS IT TELL ME THAT WINDOWS WAS
    >>UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE FORMAT AND THE E DRIVE CANNOT BE FORMATTED.
    >>
    >>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
    >>
    >>IT WOULD BE SO NICE OF U IF U WUD TAKE TIME TO HELP ME ... PLEASE
    >>THANKS
    >>


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    Wayne Guest

    Re: USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT

    Blackie can not format the USB drive. The only other problem would be if
    there is a major problem with the USB drive. If it has been damaged (loss of
    file structure as I had) then that was the way I corrected the problem.

    The long description is due to a word called communication. If only half the
    story is told only half the information gets passed over and questions are
    asked as well as some doubt.

    "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:

    > And you posted this in the Windows Update newsgroup because ________ ?
    >
    >
    > MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
    > ===============
    > *-343-* FDNY
    > Never Forgotten
    > ===============
    >
    > Wayne wrote:
    >
    > > I Have literally just made this mistake. I began a windows install and left
    > > the USB flash drive in. I saw it and thought it was a partition on the hard
    > > drive so I deleted it. Not until I attempted to use it I found that I
    > > couldn't simply because the file structure has been removed (NTFS, FAT32 or
    > > FAT 16 (older)).
    > >
    > > I literally placed it back in the USB slot and began a re-installation but
    > > ensured I did not touch the C:\ drive.
    > >
    > > If you have Windows XP go for an install and at the end you will get the
    > > option to format the drive, this is where you would select the NTFS option.
    > > As soon as windows has formatted it and gave the drive a file structure it
    > > should then work (after being formatted in windows OS).
    > >
    > > You also may be able to download a USB manager which does this in windows
    > > (but I could not get one to work in XP, hene why I went through the semi
    > > installation process).
    > >
    > > "USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT- BLACKIE" wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK THE USB FLASH DRIVE ICON, IT ASKS ME TO FORMAT IT AND
    > >>WHEN I DO SO AND CLICK FORMAT... AFTER 4 SECS IT TELL ME THAT WINDOWS WAS
    > >>UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE FORMAT AND THE E DRIVE CANNOT BE FORMATTED.
    > >>
    > >>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
    > >>
    > >>IT WOULD BE SO NICE OF U IF U WUD TAKE TIME TO HELP ME ... PLEASE
    > >>THANKS
    > >>

    >


  5. #5
    MowGreen [MVP] Guest

    Re: USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT

    Sorry, Wayne. I still do not get why this was not posted to a newsgroup
    that deals with XP, but was posted to the Windows Update NG.
    My ESP must not be working correctly today ;)

    MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
    ===============
    *-343-* FDNY
    Never Forgotten
    ===============

    Wayne wrote:

    > Blackie can not format the USB drive. The only other problem would be if
    > there is a major problem with the USB drive. If it has been damaged (loss of
    > file structure as I had) then that was the way I corrected the problem.
    >
    > The long description is due to a word called communication. If only half the
    > story is told only half the information gets passed over and questions are
    > asked as well as some doubt.
    >
    > "MowGreen [MVP]" wrote:
    >
    >
    >>And you posted this in the Windows Update newsgroup because ________ ?
    >>
    >>
    >>MowGreen [MVP 2003-2006]
    >>===============
    >> *-343-* FDNY
    >>Never Forgotten
    >>===============
    >>
    >>Wayne wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>I Have literally just made this mistake. I began a windows install and left
    >>>the USB flash drive in. I saw it and thought it was a partition on the hard
    >>>drive so I deleted it. Not until I attempted to use it I found that I
    >>>couldn't simply because the file structure has been removed (NTFS, FAT32 or
    >>>FAT 16 (older)).
    >>>
    >>>I literally placed it back in the USB slot and began a re-installation but
    >>>ensured I did not touch the C:\ drive.
    >>>
    >>>If you have Windows XP go for an install and at the end you will get the
    >>>option to format the drive, this is where you would select the NTFS option.
    >>>As soon as windows has formatted it and gave the drive a file structure it
    >>>should then work (after being formatted in windows OS).
    >>>
    >>>You also may be able to download a USB manager which does this in windows
    >>>(but I could not get one to work in XP, hene why I went through the semi
    >>>installation process).
    >>>
    >>>"USB FLASH DRIVE DOES NOT FORMAT- BLACKIE" wrote:
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>>>WHEN I DOUBLE CLICK THE USB FLASH DRIVE ICON, IT ASKS ME TO FORMAT IT AND
    >>>>WHEN I DO SO AND CLICK FORMAT... AFTER 4 SECS IT TELL ME THAT WINDOWS WAS
    >>>>UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE FORMAT AND THE E DRIVE CANNOT BE FORMATTED.
    >>>>
    >>>>PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME SOON PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
    >>>>
    >>>>IT WOULD BE SO NICE OF U IF U WUD TAKE TIME TO HELP ME ... PLEASE
    >>>>THANKS
    >>>>

    >>


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