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foxygrandma

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flash drive Write Protect
« on: May 12, 2016, 12:42:12 PM »
https://techwalla.com/content/disable-write-protection-flash-drive

I go to the above but I do not have a registry item it mentions.    I have a 16 GB  flash drive and cannot copy to it.  Any suggestions?    Thank you.  Anna Ruth
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2016, 01:08:05 PM »
I've never heard of such a thing. Can you look at the contents of the flash drive? What method are you using to copy the files to your flash drive?
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2016, 01:14:56 PM »
Is it just happening on the one system or on other ones?

You may also want to see if there is software on the flash drive that may be activated could be causing this.  Have you scanned it for suspicious software?
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #3 on: May 12, 2016, 05:48:37 PM »
Some flash drives also have a small micro switch on them to write protect...what Brand is it ?
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2016, 09:29:02 PM »
Quote from: patio on May 12, 2016, 05:48:37 PM
Some flash drives also have a small micro switch on them to write protect...what Brand is it ?
Microsoft brand

E:\ Bin, boot, efi, Plan Folder, Sources, ZZIMAGES, bootmgr, bootmgr.efi, data, plan data and another   plandata: what it says on what I plug into the right side of my  laptop.
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2016, 09:31:04 PM »
Quote from: foxygrandma on May 12, 2016, 12:42:12 PM
https://techwalla.com/content/disable-write-protection-flash-drive

I go to the above but I do not have a registry item it mentions.    I have a 16 GB  flash drive and cannot copy to it.  Any suggestions?    Thank you.  Anna Ruth

Method I use is I right click and send to.
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2016, 09:38:58 PM »
Quote from: SuperDave on May 12, 2016, 01:08:05 PM
I've never heard of such a thing. Can you look at the contents of the flash drive? What method are you using to copy the files to your flash drive?

have scanned with Ad Aware free antivirus and no threats were found
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #7 on: May 16, 2016, 12:15:03 PM »
Can you see the contents of that flash drive?
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2016, 01:44:10 PM »
Quote from: foxygrandma on May 15, 2016, 09:38:58 PM
have scanned with Ad Aware free antivirus and no threats were found
Microsoft brand
contents of flash drive
E:\ Bin, boot, efi, Plan Folder, Sources, ZZIMAGES, bootmgr, bootmgr.efi, data, plan data and another   plandata: what it says on what I plug into the right side of my  laptop.
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #9 on: May 16, 2016, 02:28:49 PM »
From the looks of it it is the Flash Drive used to distribute a copy of Windows. As far as I'm aware those are the only flash drives that would feature the Microsoft branding.

They are all write-protected and the write-protect cannot be disabled.
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Re: flash drive Write Protect
« Reply #10 on: May 16, 2016, 03:38:40 PM »
Thank you.      BooHoo.  Anna Ruth ;)
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