Ok DaveLembke, I wont format it. Thanks for the follow up. My comp is English DaveLembke, however this display seems to be in something like an MS word document when ppl change the font to something weird like wingdings.
Definitely no other language that I know involved.
patio when I used chkdsk to repair it, the comp went through all the right indicators but it hung after the position indicator went to full green. There was no flash or movement of the drive light indicator & wasnt successful. I had to reboot the comp to get it to release the drive. Cancel & clicking on the red X had no impact at all.
BC_Programmer, I'll give that a shot next also along with the link Dave provided. Command promt dir /x F: may work. Some time ago I'm certain Ive seen it as FAT 32.
The only reason I am going to this extreme with this USB is that I have a ( moderate thought )? it might have photos/avi etc of my departed partner. ( & yes I do miss her terribly even today.)
Most of these drives/usb's/ etc were packed away & I found this one. Should this drive prove not to be the one Im thinking of then fine... but just that inkling of maybe, is eating away at me. ( the mind is one really strange work of art. )
Crikey it could have the files to my vinyl printer cutter on it for all I really know.
Thanks for the help everyone. I really do appreciate Computerhope & all the friends I have here.
ImnoGuru